Methods and compositions for detecting and modulating an immunotherapy resistance gene signature in cancer

ABSTRACT

The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to detecting and modulating novel gene signatures for the treatment and prognosis of cancer. The novel gene signatures predict overall survival in cancer and can be targeted therapeutically. Specifically, disclosed is a resistance program identified by a comprehensive single-cell profiling study in melanoma patients, which was validated in two large validation cohorts. Using a large-scale in silico prediction, CDK4/6 inhibitors were identified as a class of drugs that may reverse this resistance program. These predictions were validated in melanoma cell lines, patient-derived co-culture models, and melanoma in vivo models, which show that the combination of abemaciclib and immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) overcome intrinsic drug resistance. The present invention provides for detecting an immunotherapy resistance signature and modulating the signature with CDK4/6 inhibition. Also provided is a novel phased immunotherapy and CDK4/6 inhibitor combination therapy regimen.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos.62/567,153, filed Oct. 2, 2017, 62/573,117, filed Oct. 16, 2017,62/588,025, filed Nov. 17, 2017, 62/595,327, filed Dec. 6, 2017,62/630,158, filed Feb. 13, 2018, and 62/680,545, filed Jun. 4, 2018. Theentire contents of the above-identified applications are hereby fullyincorporated herein by reference.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

This invention was made with government support under grant Nos.CA222663, CA180922, CA202820 and CA14051 awarded by the NationalInstitutes of Health. The government has certain rights in theinvention.

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The contents of the electronic sequence listing (BROD_2630WP_ST25.txt”;Size is 4 Kilobytes and it was created on Sep. 28, 2018) is hereinincorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to detectingand modulating novel gene signatures for the treatment and prognosis ofcancer.

BACKGROUND

One reason that cancer cells thrive is because they are able to hidefrom the immune system. Certain cancer cells avoid the immune systembetter than others and could be a factor in determining survival.Immunotherapies have been developed to enhance immune responses againstcancer and lead to prolonged survival. Immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICI) have transformed the therapeutic landscape of several cancer types(Sharma and Allison, 2015). In particular, immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICI) lead to durable responses in ˜35% of patients with metastaticmelanoma by unleashing T cells from oncogenic suppression (Sharma, etal., 2015; and Hodi, et al., 2016). Nonetheless, many patients manifestICI resistance (ICR), which is often intrinsic (Sharma et al., 2017).ICR is often unpredictable and poorly understood (Sharma, et al., 2017),hampering appropriate selection of patients for therapies, rationalenrollment to clinical trials and the development of new therapeuticstrategies that could overcome ICR (Sharma, et al., 2015).

Because ICI targets cell-cell interactions, resistance can stem fromdifferent cells and their interactions in the tumor ecosystem. Recentstudies illuminated ICI resistance with Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) andtranscriptional profiles of bulk tumors (Hugo et al., 2016; Riaz et al.,2017; Van Allen et al., 2015), but had limited ability to dissect thecancer-immune interplay and generate reliable response biomarkers. Thesestudies demonstrated that tumors with a high mutational load (Van Allenet al., 2015) or high immune cell infiltration (Tumeh et al., 2014; andRiaz et al., 2017) are more likely to respond, and linked ICR inpatients to functional immune evasion phenotypes, including defects inthe JAK/STAT pathway (Zaretsky et al., 2016) and interferon gamma(IFN-γ) response (Zaretsky et al., 2016; and Gao et al., 2016), impairedantigen presentation (Hugo et al., 2016; and Zaretsky et al., 2016),PTEN loss Peng et al., 2016, and increased WNT-β-catenin signaling(Spranger, et al., 2015). However, thus far, the predictive power ofthese and other (Gibney, et al., 2016) approaches has been limited,either because they report on only some facets of the causes ofresistance (WES) and/or because they are highly confounded by tumorcomposition (RNA and copy-number variations). Indeed, because ICItargets the interactions between different cells in the tumor, itsimpact depends on multicellular circuits of malignant and non-malignantcells (Tirosh et al., 2016), which are challenging to study in bulktumor specimens. Single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) of patient tumors(Tirosh et al., 2016) can alleviate this limitation. Single-cellgenomics, especially single cell RNA-Seq (scRNA-Seq), provides a uniquetool to comprehensively map the tumor ecosystem (Tirosh et al., 2016a;Patel et al., 2014; Tirosh et al., 2016b; Venteicher et al., 2017; andLi et al., 2017), but has thus far not been used to study ICR.

Infiltration of the tumor with T cells has been associated with patientsurvival and improved immunotherapy responses (Fridman et al., 2012),but the determinants that dictate if a tumor will have high (“hot”) orlow (“cold”) levels of T cell infiltration are only partiallyunderstood. Among multiple factors, malignant cells may play animportant role in determining this phenotype. However, while currentmethods use bulk genomics to deconvolve the tumor's composition (Newmanet al., 2015), they cannot recover the salient intracellular programs ofmalignant cells. Hence linking malignant cell states to T cellinfiltration levels has been challenging.

Thus, there is a need to better understand tumor immunity and resistanceto immunotherapy.

Citation or identification of any document in this application is not anadmission that such document is available as prior art to the presentinvention.

SUMMARY

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) produce durable responses in somemelanoma patients, but many patients derive no clinical benefit, and themolecular underpinnings of such resistance remain elusive.

It is an objective of the present invention to identify molecularsignatures for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of subjects sufferingfrom cancer. It is a further objective to understand tumor immunity andto leverage this knowledge for treating subjects suffering from cancer.It is another objective for identifying gene signatures for predictingresponse to checkpoint blockade therapy. It is another objective, formodulating the molecular signatures in order to increase efficacy ofimmunotherapy (e.g., checkpoint blockade therapy).

Here, Applicants leveraged single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) from 33melanoma tumors and computational analyses to interrogate malignant cellstates that promote immune evasion. Applicants identified a resistanceprogram expressed by malignant cells that is associated with T cellexclusion and immune evasion. The program is expressed prior toimmunotherapy, characterizes cold niches in situ, and predicts clinicalresponses to anti-PD-1 therapy in an independent cohort of 112 melanomapatients. CDK4/6-inhibition represses this program in individualmalignant cells, induces senescence (Senescence Associated SecretoryPhenotype (SASP)), and reduces melanoma tumor outgrowth in mouse modelsin vivo when given in combination with immunotherapy. The disclosedstudy provides a high-resolution landscape of ICI resistant cell states,identifies clinically predictive signatures, and suggests newtherapeutic strategies to overcome immunotherapy resistance. Applicantsadditionally applied single-nuclei RNA-seq (sNuc-seq) to characterizethousands of cells from estrogen-receptor-positive metastatic breastcancer (MBC). ER+ MBC is currently treated with CDK4/6-inhibitors (see,e.g., Vasan et al., State-of-the-Art Update: CDK4/6 Inhibitors in ER+Metastatic Breast Cancer, AJHO. 2017; 13(4):16-22). Finally, Applicantsapplied single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) to characterize thousands ofcells from colon cancer.

In one aspect, the present invention provides for a method of treating acancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detecting the expressionor activity of an ICR and/or exclusion signature according to anyembodiment herein in a tumor obtained from the subject and administeringa treatment, wherein if an ICR and/or exclusion signature is detectedthe treatment comprises administering a checkpoint inhibitor and aCDK4/6 inhibitor.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administeringa checkpoint inhibitor and a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

In certain embodiments, the CDK4/6 inhibitor comprises abemaciclib. Incertain embodiments, the immunotherapy comprises a check pointinhibitor. The checkpoint inhibitor may comprise anti-CTLA4, anti-PD-L1,anti-PD1, anti-TIM3, anti-TIGIT, anti-LAG3 or a combination thereof. Incertain embodiments, the cancer is melanoma or breast cancer.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance (ICR) gene signaturein a tumor comprising, detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subjectin need thereof the expression or activity of a malignant cell genesignature comprising: one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromthe group consisting of PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, SAE1,UBA52, C19orf48, CHCHD2, FARSA, NONO, RPL27, RPL36, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15,RPS28, ARMC6, BOLA2, BOLA2B, CDC123, CKS1B, CMSS1, DDX39A, DNAJC9,FAM60A, HN1, MRPL47, NDUFA13, PET100, PFDN4, PSMA7, RNASEH2A, ROMO1,RPL35A, SLIRP, SLMO2, SNRPF, SNRPG, TPRKB, TXNDC17, UBL5, USMG5, AHNAK,APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B,HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2,TAPBP, TIMP2, CTSO, KLF4, LEF1-AS1, STOM, TAPBPL, VAT1, ACTA2, C6orf226,CCR10, CITED1, CORO1A, CXCR4, DDX17, FLJ39051, FMN1, FRZB, FSTL3, FTH1,HLA-DRB5, IDI2-AS1, JMJD7, LCP1, LINC00518, LOC100506714, LOC100507463,LY96, NMRK1, P2RX4, PIK3IP1, PYGB, RAB27A, RBP7, RNF213, RTP4, SDCBP,SLC22A18, SLC7A5P1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2,TFAP2A, TRIM22, TTLL1 and UCN2; or one or more genes or polypeptidesselected from the group consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1,MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52,AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G,EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1,HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1,POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5,RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36,RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11,RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23,RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA,RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2,TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, APP,ARMC6, ATP5A1, ATP5D, ATP5G2, ATP5G3, BOLA2, BOLA2B, BOP1, BTF3,C20orf112, C6orf48, CA14, CACYBP, CBX5, CCT2, CCT4, CCT7, CDC123, CDCA7,CFL1, CKS1B, CMSS1, CNRIP1, CS, DARS, DCAF13, DCT, DCTPP1, DDX21,DDX39A, DDX39B, DLL3, DNAJC9, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G,EIF3M, EIF4EBP2, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM174B, FAM60A, FAM92A1, FBLN1, FOXRED2,FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GGH, GNL3, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HMGB1, HN1,HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSP90AB1, HSPA8, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3,IMPDH2, ITM2C, KIAA0101, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEA4, MAGEC1, MCM7,METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MKI67IP, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4,MRPL47, MRPS12, MRPS21, NDUFA11, NDUFA13, NDUFS2, NME2, NOP16, NPM1,NREP, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PET100, PFDN2, PFDN4, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PLEKHJ1,POLR1D, POLR2E, PPP2R1A, PRMT1, PSMA7, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNASEH2A,RNF2, ROMO1, RPAIN, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30,RPL32, RPL35, RPL35A, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS12, RPS2,RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1, RSL1D1, RTKN, SCD, SCNM1, SERBP1, SF3B4,SKP2, SLC25A3, SLC25A6, SLIRP, SLMO2, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SMS, SNAI2,SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SNRPF, SNRPG, SRM, SRP14, SSB,TIMM13, TIMM44, TMC6, TP53, TPI1, TPRKB, TRAP1, TRIM28, TRPM1, TSR1,TUBA1B, TULP4, TXNDC17, TYMS, UBL5, UCK2, UHRF1, USMG5, USP22, VCY1B,VPS72, XIST, YWHAE, ZFAS1, ZNF286A, AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44,CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2,LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1,AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3,CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32,FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4, ITGA3, KCNN4, KLF4,LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6,S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3,STOM, STX7, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR,UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, ACSL4, ACTA2, ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2,APLP2, APOL1, ARL6IP5, ARSA, ATF3, ATP1B3, ATP6V0C, BACE2, BBX, BCL6,C4A, C6orf226, CALU, CARD16, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CAV2, CCND3, CCR10, CD9,CDH1, CHI3L1, CITED1, CLIC4, CORO1A, CRELD1, CRYAB, CSGALNACT1, CXCR4,CYP4V2, DCBLD2, DDX17, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2,ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FLJ39051, FLJ43663, FLNA, FMN1, FRZB,FSTL3, FTH1, GADD45B, GATSL3, GEM, GJB1, GOLGB1, GPR155, GPR56,HLA-DRB5, HLA-G, HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IDI2-AS1, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI35, IFI6,IGF1R, IGFBP7, IGSF8, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6, ITGA7, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B,JMJD7, JUN, KLF6, LAMB2, LCP1, LEPROT, LGALS1, LGMN, LINC00518,LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LOC100506714, LOC100507463, LPL, LY6E, LY96,LYRM9, MAGEC2, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MFI2, MMP14, MPZ, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X,MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6,MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NMRK1, NNMT,NR4A1, P2RX4, PAGE5, PDE4DIP, PDK4, PERP, PIK3IP1, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP,PRSS23, PSMB9, PTRF, PYGB, QPCT, RAB27A, RBP7, RDH5, RNF145, RNF213,RPS4Y1, RTP4, S100A1, S100A13, SCCPDH, SDCBP, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERINC1,SERPINA1, SGCE, SHC4, SLC20A1, SLC22A18, SLC39A14, SLC7A5P1, SLC7A8,SNX9, SOD1, SORT1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1, SPON2, SPP1, SPRY2, SQSTM1,SRPX, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2, STRIP2, SYNE2, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TFAP2A,TGOLN2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMED9, TMEM255A, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TNFSF4,TRIM22, TRIML2, TSPYL2, TTLL1, TXNIP, UCN2, UPP1, WDFY1, ZBTB20 andZBTB38; or one or more genes or polypeptides selected from Table 27B.1.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature comprises a ICR-downsignature, said signature comprising one or more genes selected from thegroup consisting of: AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD,FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP,NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, CTSO, KLF4, LEF1-AS1, STOM, TAPBPL,VAT1, ACTA2, C6orf226, CCR10, CITED1, CORO1A, CXCR4, DDX17, FLJ39051,FMN1, FRZB, FSTL3, FTH1, HLA-DRB5, IDI2-AS1, JMJD7, LCP1, LINC00518,LOC100506714, LOC100507463, LY96, NMRK1, P2RX4, PIK3IP1, PYGB, RAB27A,RBP7, RNF213, RTP4, SDCBP, SLC22A18, SLC7A5P1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1,ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2, TFAP2A, TRIM22, TTLL1 and UCN2; or AHNAK, APOD,ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C,HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP,TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58,CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1,EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4, ITGA3,KCNN4, KLF4, LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1,PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1,SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STOM, STX7, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1,TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, ACSL4, ACTA2, ADM, ANGPTL4,ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, APOL1, ARL6IP5, ARSA, ATF3, ATP1B3, ATP6V0C, BACE2,BBX, BCL6, C4A, C6orf226, CALU, CARD16, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CAV2, CCND3,CCR10, CD9, CDH1, CHI3L1, CITED1, CLIC4, CORO1A, CRELD1, CRYAB,CSGALNACT1, CXCR4, CYP4V2, DCBLD2, DDX17, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6,ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2, ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, F1139051,FLJ43663, FLNA, FMN1, FRZB, FSTL3, FTH1, GADD45B, GATSL3, GEM, GJB1,GOLGB1, GPR155, GPR56, HLA-DRB5, HLA-G, HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IDI2-AS1,IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI35, IFI6, IGF1R, IGFBP7, IGSF8, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6,ITGA7, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B, JMJD7, JUN, KLF6, LAMB2, LCP1, LEPROT,LGALS1, LGMN, LINC00518, LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LOC100506714,LOC100507463, LPL, LY6E, LY96, LYRM9, MAGEC2, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MFI2,MMP14, MPZ, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3,MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6, MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1,NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NMRK1, NNMT, NR4A1, P2RX4, PAGE5, PDE4DIP, PDK4, PERP,PIK3IP1, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PRSS23, PSMB9, PTRF, PYGB, QPCT, RAB27A,RBP7, RDH5, RNF145, RNF213, RPS4Y1, RTP4, S100A1, S100A13, SCCPDH,SDCBP, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERINC1, SERPINA1, SGCE, SHC4, SLC20A1, SLC22A18,SLC39A14, SLC7A5P1, SLC7A8, SNX9, SOD1, SORT1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1,SPON2, SPP1, SPRY2, SQSTM1, SRPX, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2, STRIP2,SYNE2, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TFAP2A, TGOLN2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMED9, TMEM255A,TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TNFSF4, TRIM22, TRIML2, TSPYL2, TTLL1, TXNIP, UCN2,UPP1, WDFY1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38, wherein said ICR-down signature isdownregulated in a tumor with a high ICR score and upregulated in atumor with a low ICR score.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature comprises a ICR-up signature,said signature comprising one or more genes selected from the groupconsisting of: PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, SAE1, UBA52,C19orf48, CHCHD2, FARSA, NONO, RPL27, RPL36, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS28,ARMC6, BOLA2, BOLA2B, CDC123, CKS1B, CMSS1, DDX39A, DNAJC9, FAM60A, HN1,MRPL47, NDUFA13, PET100, PFDN4, PSMA7, RNASEH2A, ROMO1, RPL35A, SLIRP,SLMO2, SNRPF, SNRPG, TPRKB, TXNDC17, UBL5 and USMG5; or BZW2, CCT3,CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A,RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2,CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1,GPI, HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1,PAICS, PFN1, POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13,RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28,RPL29, RPL3, RPL36, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1,RPS10, RPS11, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18,RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8,RPS9, RPSA, RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE,SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN,ANP32E, APP, ARMC6, ATP5A1, ATP5D, ATP5G2, ATP5G3, BOLA2, BOLA2B, BOP1,BTF3, C20orf112, C6orf48, CA14, CACYBP, CBX5, CCT2, CCT4, CCT7, CDC123,CDCA7, CFL1, CKS1B, CMSS1, CNRIP1, CS, DARS, DCAF13, DCT, DCTPP1, DDX21,DDX39A, DDX39B, DLL3, DNAJC9, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G,EIF3M, EIF4EBP2, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM174B, FAM60A, FAM92A1, FBLN1, FOXRED2,FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GGH, GNL3, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HMGB1, HN1,HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSP90AB1, HSPA8, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3,IMPDH2, ITM2C, KIAA0101, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEA4, MAGEC1, MCM7,METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MKI67IP, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4,MRPL47, MRPS12, MRPS21, NDUFA11, NDUFA13, NDUFS2, NME2, NOP16, NPM1,NREP, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PET100, PFDN2, PFDN4, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PLEKHJ1,POLR1D, POLR2E, PPP2R1A, PRMT1, PSMA7, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNASEH2A,RNF2, ROMO1, RPAIN, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30,RPL32, RPL35, RPL35A, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS12, RPS2,RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1, RSL1D1, RTKN, SCD, SCNM1, SERBP1, SF3B4,SKP2, SLC25A3, SLC25A6, SLIRP, SLMO2, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SMS, SNAI2,SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SNRPF, SNRPG, SRM, SRP14, SSB,TIMM13, TIMM44, TMC6, TP53, TPI1, TPRKB, TRAP1, TRIM28, TRPM1, TSR1,TUBA1B, TULP4, TXNDC17, TYMS, UBL5, UCK2, UHRF1, USMG5, USP22, VCY1B,VPS72, XIST, YWHAE, ZFAS1 and ZNF286A, wherein said ICR-up signature isupregulated in a tumor with a high ICR score and downregulated in atumor with a low ICR score.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance (ICR) gene signaturein a tumor comprising, detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subjectin need thereof the expression or activity of a malignant cell genesignature comprising one or more genes or polypeptides selected from thegroup consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA,RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, C17orf76-AS1,C1QBP, CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FBL, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI,HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PFN1, PPA1,PTMA, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18,RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5,RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L,RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8,RPS9, RPSA, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50,TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, ATP5A1, ATP5G2,C20orf112, CA14, CBX5, CCT2, CFL1, CNRIP1, CS, DCAF13, DCT, DDX39B,DLL3, EIF4EBP2, FAM174B, FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GRWD1,H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HNRNPA1P10, HSPA8, ITM2C, KIAA0101, MAGEA4,METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPS21, NDUFS2, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3,PFDN2, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PPP2R1A, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNF2, RPAIN, RPS12,SCD, SCNM1, SF3B4, SKP2, SLC25A3, SMS, SNAI2, SRP14, TMC6, TP53, TRPM1,TSR1, TUBA1B, TULP4, USP22, VCY1B, VPS72, YWHAE, ZNF286A, AHNAK, APOD,ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C,HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP,TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59,CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32,FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, ITGA3, KCNN4, KLF4, LRPAP1,MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2,SDC3, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STOM, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3,TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, ACSL4, ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1,ANXA2, APLP2, ARL6IP5, ATF3, ATP1B3, BACE2, BBX, BCL6, CALU, CASP1,CAST, CAV1, CCND3, CD9, CHI3L1, CLIC4, CRELD1, CRYAB, CSGALNACT1,DCBLD2, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2, ERBB3, EZH1,FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FLJ43663, GADD45B, GEM, GOLGB1, HPCAL1, HTATIP2,IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B, JUN, KLF6,LEPROT, LGALS1, LPL, MAGEC2, MFI2, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ,NNMT, NR4A1, PDK4, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PRSS23, PSMB9, PTRF, RNF145,RPS4Y1, SCCPDH, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SGCE, SLC20A1, SLC39A14, SOD1, SPRY2,SQSTM1, SRPX, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TGOLN2, TMED9, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, UPP1,ZBTB20 and ZBTB38.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature comprises an ICR-downsignature, said signature comprising one or more genes selected from thegroup consisting of: AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD,FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP,NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOE,ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, DAG1,DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A,ITGA3, KCNN4, KLF4, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1,S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3,STOM, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR, UBC,ACSL4, ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, ARL6IP5, ATF3, ATP1B3, BACE2,BBX, BCL6, CALU, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CCND3, CD9, CHI3L1, CLIC4, CRELD1,CRYAB, CSGALNACT1, DCBLD2, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1,EPHX2, ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FLJ43663, GADD45B, GEM,GOLGB1, HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6, ITGB1,ITGB3, ITM2B, JUN, KLF6, LEPROT, LGALS1, LPL, MAGEC2, MFI2, MT1E, MT1M,MT1X, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NR4A1, PDK4, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PRSS23,PSMB9, PTRF, RNF145, RPS4Y1, SCCPDH, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SGCE, SLC20A1,SLC39A14, SOD1, SPRY2, SQSTM1, SRPX, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TGOLN2, TMED9,TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, UPP1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38, wherein said ICR-downsignature is downregulated in a tumor with a high ICR score andupregulated in a tumor with a low ICR score.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature comprises an ICR-up signature,said signature comprising one or more genes selected from the groupconsisting of: BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31,RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP,CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FBL, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1,HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PFN1, PPA1, PTMA,RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A,RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8,RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19,RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA,SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TUBB, UQCRFS1,UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, ATP5A1, ATP5G2, C20orf112, CA14, CBX5,CCT2, CFL1, CNRIP1, CS, DCAF13, DCT, DDX39B, DLL3, EIF4EBP2, FAM174B,FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1,HNRNPA1P10, HSPA8, ITM2C, KIAA0101, MAGEA4, METAP2, MID1, MIR4461,MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPS21, NDUFS2, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PFDN2, PGAM1, PIH1D1,PPP2R1A, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNF2, RPAIN, RPS12, SCD, SCNM1, SF3B4, SKP2,SLC25A3, SMS, SNAI2, SRP14, TMC6, TP53, TRPM1, TSR1, TUBA1B, TULP4,USP22, VCY1B, VPS72, YWHAE and ZNF286A, wherein said ICR-up signature isupregulated in a tumor with a high ICR score and downregulated in atumor with a low ICR score.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature according to any embodimentherein is detected in cycling cells and/or expanded cells.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immune cell exclusion gene signature in a tumor comprising,detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subject in need thereof theexpression or activity of a malignant cell gene signature comprising:one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consisting ofBZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, RUVBL2, AHCY, CCT6A, FKBP4,NME1, PAICS, POLD2, PUF60, RRS1, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, TOP1MT, HSP90AB1,RTKN, APOC2, CYP27A1, IRF4, SEC11C, STX7, WBP2, XAGE1D, PAGE5 and WDFY1;or one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41,RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP,CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4,GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1,PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1, POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12,RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27,RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0,RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L,RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7,RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6,SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, APP,ATP5D, ATP5G3, BOP1, BTF3, C6orf48, CACYBP, CCT4, CCT7, CDCA7, DARS,DCTPP1, DDX21, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G, EIF3M, ENO1,EXOSC5, FAM92A1, GGH, GNL3, HMGB1, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3,IMPDH2, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEC1, MCM7, MKI67IP, MRPL15, MRPL37,MRPL4, MRPS12, NDUFA11, NME2, NOP16, NPM1, NREP, PLEKHJ1, POLR1D,POLR2E, PRMT1, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30, RPL32,RPL35, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS2, RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A,RQCD1, RSL1D1, SERBP1, SLC25A6, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC,SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SRM, SSB, TIMM13, TIMM44, TPI1, TRAP1, TRIM28, TYMS,UCK2, UHRF1, XIST, ZFAS1, AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB,CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3,LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA,APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA,CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA,GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4, ITGA3, KCNN4, LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8,MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3,SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STX7, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1,TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, APOL1, ARSA,ATP6V0C, C4A, CARD16, CAV2, CDH1, CYP4V2, FLNA, GATSL3, GJB1, GPR155,GPR56, HLA-G, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI6, IGFBP7, IGSF8, ITGA7, LAMB2, LGMN,LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LY6E, LYRM9, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MMP14,MPZ, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5,MTRNR2L6, MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1, PDE4DIP, PERP, QPCT,RDH5, S100A1, S100A13, SERINC1, SERPINA1, SHC4, SLC7A8, SNX9, SORT1,SPON2, SPP1, STRIP2, SYNE2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMEM255A, TNFSF4, TRIML2,TSPYL2 and TXNIP.

In certain embodiments, the exclusion signature comprises anexclusion-down signature, said signature comprising one or more genesselected from the group consisting of: APOC2, CYP27A1, IRF4, SEC11C,STX7, WBP2, XAGE1D, PAGE5 and WDFY1; or AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44,CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2,LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1,AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3,CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32,FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4, ITGA3, KCNN4, LEF1-AS1,LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1,SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STX7, TIMP1,TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D,APOL1, ARSA, ATP6V0C, C4A, CARD16, CAV2, CDH1, CYP4V2, FLNA, GATSL3,GJB1, GPR155, GPR56, HLA-G, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI6, IGFBP7, IGSF8, ITGA7,LAMB2, LGMN, LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LY6E, LYRM9, MALAT1, MATN2,MCAM, MMP14, MPZ, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4,MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6, MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1, PDE4DIP,PERP, QPCT, RDH5, S100A1, S100A13, SERINC1, SERPINA1, SHC4, SLC7A8,SNX9, SORT1, SPON2, SPP1, STRIP2, SYNE2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMEM255A, TNFSF4,TRIML2, TSPYL2 and TXNIP, wherein said exclusion-down signature isdownregulated in a tumor with T cell exclusion and is upregulated in atumor with T cell infiltration.

In certain embodiments, the exclusion signature comprises anexclusion-up signature, said signature comprising one or more genesselected from the group consisting of: BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4,ISYNA1, MDH2, RUVBL2, AHCY, CCT6A, FKBP4, NME1, PAICS, POLD2, PUF60,RRS1, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, TOP1MT, HSP90AB1 and RTKN; or BZW2, CCT3, CDK4,GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A,RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2,CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1,GPI, HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, PABPC1, PAICS,PFN1, POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A,RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3,RPL36, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10,RPS11, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19,RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9,RPSA, RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4,SSR2, TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, APP, ATP5D, ATP5G3,BOP1, BTF3, C6orf48, CACYBP, CCT4, CCT7, CDCA7, DARS, DCTPP1, DDX21,EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G, EIF3M, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM92A1,GGH, GNL3, HMGB1, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3, IMPDH2, LDHB,LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEC1, MCM7, MKI67IP, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4,MRPS12, NDUFA11, NME2, NOP16, NPM1, NREP, PLEKHJ1, POLR1D, POLR2E,PRMT1, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30, RPL32, RPL35,RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS2, RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1,RSL1D1, SERBP1, SLC25A6, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1,SNRPD2, SRM, SSB, TIMM13, TIMM44, TPI1, TRAP1, TRIM28, TYMS, UCK2,UHRF1, XIST and ZFAS1, wherein said exclusion-up signature isupregulated in a tumor with T cell exclusion and is downregulated in atumor with T cell infiltration.

In certain embodiments, the method according to any embodiment hereinfurther comprises detecting the abundance of tumor infiltratinglymphocytes (TIL). In certain embodiments, the gene signature isdetected in a bulk tumor sample, whereby the gene signature is detectedby deconvolution of bulk expression data such that gene expression isassigned to malignant cells and non-malignant cells in said tumorsample. In certain embodiments, detecting the gene signature comprisesdetecting downregulation of the down signature and/or upregulation ofthe up signature, and wherein not detecting the gene signature comprisesdetecting upregulation of the down signature and/or downregulation ofthe up signature. In certain embodiments, detecting the signature and/orTILs indicates lower progression free survival and/or resistance tocheckpoint blockade therapy, and wherein not detecting the signatureand/or TILs indicates higher progression free survival and/orsensitivity to checkpoint blockade therapy. In certain embodiments,detecting the gene signature indicates a 10-year survival rate less than40% and wherein not detecting the signature indicates a 10-year survivalrate greater than 60%.

In certain embodiments, detecting an ICR signature in a tumor furthercomprises detecting in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) obtainedfrom the subject in need thereof the expression or activity of a CD8 Tcell gene signature, said signature comprising one or more genes orpolypeptides selected from Table 27B.2.

In certain embodiments, detecting an ICR signature in a tumor furthercomprises detecting in macrophages obtained from the subject in needthereof the expression or activity of a macrophage gene signature, saidsignature comprising one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromTable 27C.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofstratifying cancer patients into a high survival group and a lowsurvival group comprising detecting the expression or activity of an ICRand/or exclusion signature in a tumor according to any embodimentherein, wherein if the signature is detected the patient is in the lowsurvival group and if the signature is not detected the patient is inthe high survival group. In certain embodiments, patients in the highsurvival group are immunotherapy responders and patients in the lowsurvival group are immunotherapy non-responders.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detecting theexpression or activity of an ICR and/or exclusion signature according toany embodiment herein in a tumor obtained from the subject andadministering a treatment, wherein if an ICR and/or exclusion signatureis detected the treatment comprises administering a treatment regimencomprising an immunotherapy followed by a CDK4/6 inhibitor and animmunotherapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administeringa treatment regimen comprising an immunotherapy followed by a CDK4/6inhibitor and an immunotherapy.

In certain embodiments, the CDK4/6 inhibitor comprises abemaciclib. Incertain embodiments, the CDK4/6 inhibitor inhibits the expression oractivity of one or more CDK7 targets selected from the group consistingof GPATCH4, RPL31, RPL41, C19orf48, EIF4A1, NME1, PABPC1, PTMA, RPL10A,RPL13, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36, RPL5, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS11, RPS15,RPS15A, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, SNRPE, SOX4,ACTB, ANP32E, C6orf48, CCT4, DDX39B, EIF3G, FTL, HNRNPH1, HSP90AB1,HSPA8, IMPDH2, LSM7, MRPL15, MRPL47, NDUFS2, NPM1, RPL10, RPL7A, RPS12,RPS2, RPS20, RPS3A, RSL1D1, SCNM1, SNRPC, TPI1, TRIM28, TUBA1B andYWHAE. In certain embodiments, the immunotherapy comprises a check pointinhibitor. In certain embodiments, the checkpoint inhibitor comprisesanti-CTLA4, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD1, anti-TIM3, anti-TIGIT, anti-LAG3 or acombination thereof. In certain embodiments, the cancer is melanoma orbreast cancer. In certain embodiments, the checkpoint inhibitors areadministered and the CDK4/6 inhibitor and checkpoint inhibitor areadministered between 14 days and 6 months after the first checkpointinhibitors are administered.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administeringa combination treatment regimen comprising an immunotherapy and one ormore drugs selected from Table 16.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance (ICR) gene signaturein a tumor comprising, detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subjectin need thereof the expression or activity of a malignant cell genesignature comprising: one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromthe group consisting of C1QBP, CCT2, CCT6A, DCAF13, EIF4A1, ILF2,MAGEA4, NONO, PA2G4, PGAM1, PPA1, PPIA, RPL18A, RPL26, RPL31, RPS11,RPS15, RPS21, RPS5, RUVBL2, SAE1, SNRPE, UBA52, UQCRH, VDAC2, AEBP1,AHNAK, APOC2, APOD, APOE, B2M, C10orf54, CD63, CTSD, EEA1, EMP1, FBXO32,FYB, GATSL3, HCP5, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-F, HLA-H, ITGA3,LAMP2, LYRM9, MFGE8, MIA, NPC2, NSG1, PROS1, RDH5, SERPINA1, TAPBP,TIMP2, TNFSF4 and TRIML2 (refined uICR, see table 5); or one or moregenes or polypeptides selected from the group consisting of ACAT1, ACP5,ACTB, ACTG1, ADSL, AEN, AK2, ANP32E, APP, ASAP1, ATP5A1, ATP5D, ATP5G2,BANCR, BCAN, BZW2, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, C20orf112, C6orf48, CA14, CBX5,CCT2, CCT3, CCT6A, CDK4, CEP170, CFL1, CHP1, CNRIP1, CRABP2, CS, CTPS1,CYC1, DAP3, DCAF13, DCT, DDX21, DDX39B, DLL3, EDNRB, EEF1D, EEF1G, EEF2,EIF1AX, EIF2S3, EIF3E, EIF3K, EIF3L, EIF4A1, EIF4EBP2, ESRP1, FAM174B,FAM178B, FAM92A1, FBL, FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GAS5, GNB2L1,GPATCH4, GPI, GRWD1, GSTO1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HNRNPA1, HNRNPA1P10,HNRNPC, HSPA8, IDH2, IFI16, ILF2, IMPDH2, ISYNA1, ITM2C, KIAA0101,LHFPL3-AS1, LOC100190986, LYPLA1, MAGEA4, MARCKS, MDH2, METAP2, MID1,MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPL37, MRPS12, MRPS21, MYC, NACA, NCL, NDUFS2,NF2, NID1, NOLC1, NONO, NPM1, NUCKS1, OAT, PA2G4, PABPC1, PAFAH1B3,PAICS, PFDN2, PFN1, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PLTP, PPA1, PPIA, PPP2R1A, PSAT1,PSMD4, PTMA, PYCARD, RAN, RASA3, RBM34, RNF2, RPAIN, RPL10, RPL10A,RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL14, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A,RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL30, RPL31, RPL35, RPL36A, RPL37,RPL37A, RPL39, RPL4, RPL41, RPL5, RPL6, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1,RPS10, RPS11, RPS12, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19,RPS2, RPS21, RPS23, RPS24, RPS26, RPS27, RPS27A, RPS3, RPS3A, RPS4X,RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RSL1D1, RUVBL2, SAE1, SCD, SCNM1,SERBP1, SERPINF1, SET, SF3B4, SHMT2, SKP2, SLC19A1, SLC25A3, SLC25A5,SLC25A6, SMS, SNAI2, SNHG16, SNHG6, SNRPE, SORD, SOX4, SRP14, SSR2,TIMM13, TIMM50, TMC6, TOP1MT, TP53, TRAP1, TRPM1, TSR1, TUBA1B, TUBB,TUBB4A, TULP4, TXLNA, TYRP1, UBA52, UCK2, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, USP22, VCY1B,VDAC2, VPS72, YWHAE, ZFAS1, ZNF286A, A2M, ACSL3, ACSL4, ADM, AEBP1, AGA,AHNAK, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, APOC2, APOD, APOE, ARF5, ARL6IP5,ATF3, ATP1A1, ATP1B1, ATP1B3, ATRAID, B2M, BACE2, BBX, BCL6, C10orf54,C4A, CALU, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CBLB, CCND3, CD151, CD44, CD47, CD58,CD59, CD63, CD9, CDH19, CHI3L1, CHN1, CLIC4, CLU, CPVL, CRELD1, CRYAB,CSGALNACT1, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, CTSL1, DAG1, DCBLD2, DDR1,DDX5, DPYSL2, DSCR8, DUSP4, DUSP6, DYNLRB1, ECM1, EEA1, EGR1, EMP1,EPHX2, ERBB3, EVA1A, EZH1, EZR, FAM3C, FBXO32, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FGFR1,FLJ43663, FOS, FYB, GAA, GADD45B, GATSL3, GEM, GOLGB1, GPNMB, GRN, GSN,HCP5, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-F, HLA-H, HPCAL1, HSPA1A, HSPA1B,HTATIP2, ID2, IFI27L2, IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ISCU, ITGA3, ITGA6,ITGA7, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B, JUN, KCNN4, KLF4, KLF6, KRT10, LAMP2,LEPROT, LGALS1, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, LOC100506190, LPL, LRPAP1, LTBP3,LYRM9, MAEL, MAGEC2, MAP1B, MATN2, MFGE8, MFI2, MIA, MRPS6, MT1E, MT1M,MT1X, MT2A, NDRG1, NEAT1, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NPC1, NPC2, NR4A1, NSG1,OCIAD2, PAGE5, PDK4, PERP, PKM, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PROS1, PRSS23,PSAP, PSMB9, PTRF, RDH5, RNF145, RPS4Y1, S100A13, S100A6, S100B, SAT1,SCARB2, SCCPDH, SDC3, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERPINA1, SERPINA3, SERPINE2, SGCE,SGK1, SLC20A1, SLC26A2, SLC39A14, SLC5A3, SNX9, SOD1, SPON2, SPRY2,SQSTM1, SRPX, STOM, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TAPBP, TAPBPL, TF, TGOLN2, THBD,TIMP1, TIMP2, TIMP3, TIPARP, TM4SF1, TMBIM6, TMED10, TMED9, TMEM66,TMX4, TNC, TNFSF4, TPP1, TRIML2, TSC22D3, TSPYL2, TXNIP, TYR, UBC, UPP1,XAGE1A, XAGE1B, XAGE1C, XAGE1D, XAGE1E, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38 (uICR, seetable 5); or one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the groupconsisting of ANP32E, CTPS1, DDX39B, EIF4A1, ESRP1, FBL, FUS, HNRNPA1,ILF2, KIAA0101, NUCKS1, PTMA, RPL21, RUVBL2, SET, SLC25A5, TP53, TUBA1B,UCK2, YWHAE, APLP2, ARL6IP5, CD63, CLU, CRELD1, CTSD, CTSL1, FOS, GAA,GRN, HLA-F, ITM2B, LAMP2, MAP1B, NPC2, PSAP, SCARB2, SDC3, SEL1L, TMED10and TSC22D3 (uICR, see FIG. 3C); or one or more genes or polypeptidesselected from the group consisting of MT1E, MT1M, MT1X and MT2A.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature may comprises a ICR-downsignature, said signature comprising one or more genes selected from thegroup consisting of: AEBP1, AHNAK, APOC2, APOD, APOE, B2M, C10orf54,CD63, CTSD, EEA1, EMP1, FBXO32, FYB, GATSL3, HCP5, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C,HLA-E, HLA-F, HLA-H, ITGA3, LAMP2, LYRM9, MFGE8, MIA, NPC2, NSG1, PROS1,RDH5, SERPINA1, TAPBP, TIMP2, TNFSF4 and TRIML2 (refined uICR-down, seetable 5); or A2M, ACSL3, ACSL4, ADM, AEBP1, AGA, AHNAK, ANGPTL4, ANXA1,ANXA2, APLP2, APOC2, APOD, APOE, ARF5, ARL6IP5, ATF3, ATP1A1, ATP1B1,ATP1B3, ATRAID, B2M, BACE2, BBX, BCL6, C10orf54, C4A, CALU, CASP1, CAST,CAV1, CBLB, CCND3, CD151, CD44, CD47, CD58, CD59, CD63, CD9, CDH19,CHI3L1, CHN1, CLIC4, CLU, CPVL, CRELD1, CRYAB, CSGALNACT1, CSPG4, CST3,CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, CTSL1, DAG1, DCBLD2, DDR1, DDX5, DPYSL2, DSCR8, DUSP4,DUSP6, DYNLRB1, ECM1, EEA1, EGR1, EMP1, EPHX2, ERBB3, EVA1A, EZH1, EZR,FAM3C, FBXO32, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FGFR1, FLJ43663, FOS, FYB, GAA, GADD45B,GATSL3, GEM, GOLGB1, GPNMB, GRN, GSN, HCP5, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E,HLA-F, HLA-H, HPCAL1, HSPA1A, HSPA1B, HTATIP2, ID2, IFI27L2, IFI35,IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ISCU, ITGA3, ITGA6, ITGA7, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B,JUN, KCNN4, KLF4, KLF6, KRT10, LAMP2, LEPROT, LGALS1, LGALS3, LGALS3BP,LOC100506190, LPL, LRPAP1, LTBP3, LYRM9, MAEL, MAGEC2, MAP1B, MATN2,MFGE8, MFI2, MIA, MRPS6, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X, MT2A, NDRG1, NEAT1, NFKBIA,NFKBIZ, NNMT, NPC1, NPC2, NR4A1, NSG1, OCIAD2, PAGE5, PDK4, PERP, PKM,PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PROS1, PRSS23, PSAP, PSMB9, PTRF, RDH5, RNF145,RPS4Y1, S100A13, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SCCPDH, SDC3, SEL1L,SEMA3B, SERPINA1, SERPINA3, SERPINE2, SGCE, SGK1, SLC20A1, SLC26A2,SLC39A14, SLC5A3, SNX9, SOD1, SPON2, SPRY2, SQSTM1, SRPX, STOM, SYNGR2,SYPL1, TAPBP, TAPBPL, TF, TGOLN2, THBD, TIMP1, TIMP2, TIMP3, TIPARP,TM4SF1, TMBIM6, TMED10, TMED9, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TNFSF4, TPP1, TRIML2,TSC22D3, TSPYL2, TXNIP, TYR, UBC, UPP1, XAGE1A, XAGE1B, XAGE1C, XAGE1D,XAGE1E, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38 (uICR-down, see table 5); or APLP2, ARL6IP5,CD63, CLU, CRELD1, CTSD, CTSL1, FOS, GAA, GRN, HLA-F, ITM2B, LAMP2,MAP1B, NPC2, PSAP, SCARB2, SDC3, SEL1L, TMED10 and TSC22D3 (uICR-down,see FIG. 3C), wherein said ICR-down signature is downregulated in atumor with a high ICR score and upregulated in a tumor with a low ICRscore.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature comprises a ICR-up signature,said signature comprising one or more genes selected from the groupconsisting of: C1QBP, CCT2, CCT6A, DCAF13, EIF4A1, ILF2, MAGEA4, NONO,PA2G4, PGAM1, PPA1, PPIA, RPL18A, RPL26, RPL31, RPS11, RPS15, RPS21,RPS5, RUVBL2, SAE1, SNRPE, UBA52, UQCRH and VDAC2 (refined uICR-up, seetable 5); or ACAT1, ACP5, ACTB, ACTG1, ADSL, AEN, AK2, ANP32E, APP,ASAP1, ATP5A1, ATP5D, ATP5G2, BANCR, BCAN, BZW2, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP,C20orf112, C6orf48, CA14, CBX5, CCT2, CCT3, CCT6A, CDK4, CEP170, CFL1,CHP1, CNRIP1, CRABP2, CS, CTPS1, CYC1, DAP3, DCAF13, DCT, DDX21, DDX39B,DLL3, EDNRB, EEF1D, EEF1G, EEF2, EIF1AX, EIF2S3, EIF3E, EIF3K, EIF3L,EIF4A1, EIF4EBP2, ESRP1, FAM174B, FAM178B, FAM92A1, FBL, FBLN1, FOXRED2,FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPATCH4, GPI, GRWD1, GSTO1, H3F3A,H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HNRNPA1, HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPC, HSPA8, IDH2, IFI16, ILF2,IMPDH2, ISYNA1, ITM2C, KIAA0101, LHFPL3-AS1, LOC100190986, LYPLA1,MAGEA4, MARCKS, MDH2, METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPL37,MRPS12, MRPS21, MYC, NACA, NCL, NDUFS2, NF2, NID1, NOLC1, NONO, NPM1,NUCKS1, OAT, PA2G4, PABPC1, PAFAH1B3, PAICS, PFDN2, PFN1, PGAM1, PIH1D1,PLTP, PPA1, PPIA, PPP2R1A, PSAT1, PSMD4, PTMA, PYCARD, RAN, RASA3,RBM34, RNF2, RPAIN, RPL10, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A,RPL13AP5, RPL14, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3,RPL30, RPL31, RPL35, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL37A, RPL39, RPL4, RPL41, RPL5,RPL6, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS12, RPS15,RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS2, RPS21, RPS23, RPS24,RPS26, RPS27, RPS27A, RPS3, RPS3A, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9,RPSA, RSL1D1, RUVBL2, SAE1, SCD, SCNM1, SERBP1, SERPINF1, SET, SF3B4,SHMT2, SKP2, SLC19A1, SLC25A3, SLC25A5, SLC25A6, SMS, SNAI2, SNHG16,SNHG6, SNRPE, SORD, SOX4, SRP14, SSR2, TIMM13, TIMM50, TMC6, TOP1MT,TP53, TRAP1, TRPM1, TSR1, TUBA1B, TUBB, TUBB4A, TULP4, TXLNA, TYRP1,UBA52, UCK2, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, USP22, VCY1B, VDAC2, VPS72, YWHAE, ZFAS1and ZNF286A (uICR-up, see table 5); or ANP32E, CTPS1, DDX39B, EIF4A1,ESRP1, FBL, FUS, HNRNPA1, ILF2, KIAA0101, NUCKS1, PTMA, RPL21, RUVBL2,SET, SLC25A5, TP53, TUBA1B, UCK2 and YWHAE (uICR-up, see FIG. 3C),wherein said ICR-up signature is upregulated in a tumor with a high ICRscore and downregulated in a tumor with a low ICR score.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance (ICR) gene signaturein a tumor comprising, detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subjectin need thereof the expression or activity of a malignant cell genesignature comprising: one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromthe group consisting of ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, ATP5A1, ATP5G2, BZW2,C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, C20orf112, CA14, CBX5, CCT2, CCT3, CDK4, CFL1,CNRIP1, CRABP2, CS, CTPS1, DCAF13, DCT, DDX39B, DLL3, EEF1G, EIF2S3,EIF3K, EIF4A1, EIF4EBP2, FAM174B, FBL, FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS,GABARAP, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPATCH4, GPI, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1,HNRNPA1, HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPC, HSPA8, IDH2, ILF2, ISYNA1, ITM2C, KIAA0101,MAGEA4, MDH2, METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPS21, NACA, NCL,NDUFS2, NOLC1, NONO, PA2G4, PABPC1, PAFAH1B3, PFDN2, PFN1, PGAM1,PIH1D1, PPA1, PPIA, PPP2R1A, PSMD4, PTMA, RAN, RBM34, RNF2, RPAIN,RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A,RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL31, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL37A, RPL39,RPL4, RPL41, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS12,RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS21, RPS23, RPS24, RPS26,RPS27, RPS27A, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RUVBL2,SAE1, SCD, SCNM1, SERPINF1, SET, SF3B4, SHMT2, SKP2, SLC25A3, SMS,SNAI2, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SRP14, SSR2, TIMM50, TMC6, TP53, TRPM1, TSR1,TUBA1B, TUBB, TULP4, UBA52, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, USP22, VCY1B, VDAC2, VPS72,YWHAE, ZNF286A, A2M, ACSL3, ACSL4, ADM, AEBP1, AGA, AHNAK, ANGPTL4,ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, APOD, APOE, ARL6IP5, ATF3, ATP1A1, ATP1B1, ATP1B3,B2M, BACE2, BBX, BCL6, CALU, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CCND3, CD151, CD44,CD47, CD58, CD59, CD63, CD9, CDH19, CHI3L1, CLIC4, CRELD1, CRYAB,CSGALNACT1, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, CTSL1, DAG1, DCBLD2, DDR1,DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EEA1, EGR1, EMP1, EPHX2, ERBB3, EVA1A,EZH1, FAM3C, FBXO32, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FGFR1, FLJ43663, FOS, GAA, GADD45B,GEM, GOLGB1, GPNMB, GRN, GSN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-F, HLA-H,HPCAL1, HSPA1A, HTATIP2, IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA3, ITGA6,ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B, JUN, KCNN4, KLF4, KLF6, LAMP2, LEPROT, LGALS1,LGALS3, LGALS3BP, LPL, LRPAP1, MAGEC2, MFGE8, MFI2, MIA, MT1E, MT1M,MT1X, MT2A, NEAT1, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NPC1, NPC2, NR4A1, NSG1, PDK4,PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PROS1, PRSS23, PSAP, PSMB9, PTRF, RNF145, RPS4Y1,S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SCCPDH, SDC3, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERPINA3,SERPINE2, SGCE, SGK1, SLC20A1, SLC26A2, SLC39A14, SLC5A3, SOD1, SPRY2,SQSTM1, SRPX, STOM, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TAPBP, TAPBPL, TF, TGOLN2, TIMP1,TIMP2, TIMP3, TIPARP, TM4SF1, TMED10, TMED9, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TPP1,TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, UPP1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38 (oncogenic ICR, see table 5);or one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof AEN, ATP5A1, C20orf112, CCT2, DCAF13, DDX39B, ISYNA1, NDUFS2, NOLC1,PA2G4, PPP2R1A, RBM34, RNF2, RPL6, RPL21, SERPINF1, SF3B4, SMS, TMC6,VPS72, ANXA1, ATF3, BCL6, CD58, CD9, CTSB, DCBLD2, EMP1, HLA-F, HTATIP2,IL1RAP, ITGA6, KCNN4, KLF4, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X, MT2A, NNMT, PRKCDBP,S100A6 and TSC22D3 (oncogenic ICR, see FIG. 2B); or one or more genes orpolypeptides selected from the group consisting of ACTB, ANP32E, CBX5,FUS, HNRNPA1, IDH2, KIAA0101, NCL, PFN1, PPIA, PTMA, RAN, RPLP0, TUBA1B,TUBB, VCY1B, A2M, APOD, BCL6, CD44, CD59, CD63, CDH19, CHI3L1, CTSA,CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GPNMB, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-H, ITM2B, LGALS3BP,NEAT1, PDK4, PSAP, SCARB2, SERPINA3, SLC26A2, TAPBPL, TMEM66 and TYR(oncogenic ICR, see FIG. 10B); or one or more genes or polypeptidesselected from the group consisting of MT1E, MT1M, MT and MT2A.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature comprises an ICR-downsignature, said signature comprising one or more genes selected from thegroup consisting of: A2M, ACSL3, ACSL4, ADM, AEBP1, AGA, AHNAK, ANGPTL4,ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, APOD, APOE, ARL6IP5, ATF3, ATP1A1, ATP1B1, ATP1B3,B2M, BACE2, BBX, BCL6, CALU, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CCND3, CD151, CD44,CD47, CD58, CD59, CD63, CD9, CDH19, CHI3L1, CLIC4, CRELD1, CRYAB,CSGALNACT1, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, CTSL1, DAG1, DCBLD2, DDR1,DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EEA1, EGR1, EMP1, EPHX2, ERBB3, EVA1A,EZH1, FAM3C, FBXO32, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FGFR1, FLJ43663, FOS, GAA, GADD45B,GEM, GOLGB1, GPNMB, GRN, GSN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-F, HLA-H,HPCAL1, HSPA1A, HTATIP2, IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA3, ITGA6,ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B, JUN, KCNN4, KLF4, KLF6, LAMP2, LEPROT, LGALS1,LGALS3, LGALS3BP, LPL, LRPAP1, MAGEC2, MFGE8, MFI2, MIA, MT1E, MT1M,MT1X, MT2A, NEAT1, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NPC1, NPC2, NR4A1, NSG1, PDK4,PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PROS1, PRSS23, PSAP, PSMB9, PTRF, RNF145, RPS4Y1,S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SCCPDH, SDC3, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERPINA3,SERPINE2, SGCE, SGK1, SLC20A1, SLC26A2, SLC39A14, SLC5A3, SOD1, SPRY2,SQSTM1, SRPX, STOM, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TAPBP, TAPBPL, TF, TGOLN2, TIMP1,TIMP2, TIMP3, TIPARP, TM4SF1, TMED10, TMED9, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TPP1,TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, UPP1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38 (oncogenic ICR down, seetable 5); or ANXA1, ATF3, BCL6, CD58, CD9, CTSB, DCBLD2, EMP1, HLA-F,HTATIP2, IL1RAP, ITGA6, KCNN4, KLF4, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X, MT2A, NNMT,PRKCDBP, S100A6 and TSC22D3 (oncogenic ICR down, see FIG. 2B); or A2M,APOD, BCL6, CD44, CD59, CD63, CDH19, CHI3L1, CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, FOS,GPNMB, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-H, ITM2B, LGALS3BP, NEAT1, PDK4, PSAP,SCARB2, SERPINA3, SLC26A2, TAPBPL, TMEM66 and TYR (oncogenic ICR down,see FIG. 10B), wherein said ICR-down signature is downregulated in atumor with a high ICR score and upregulated in a tumor with a low ICRscore.

In certain embodiments, the ICR signature comprises an ICR-up signature,said signature comprising one or more genes selected from the groupconsisting of: ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, ATP5A1, ATP5G2, BZW2, C17orf76-AS1,C1QBP, C20orf112, CA14, CBX5, CCT2, CCT3, CDK4, CFL1, CNRIP1, CRABP2,CS, CTPS1, DCAF13, DCT, DDX39B, DLL3, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1,EIF4EBP2, FAM174B, FBL, FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GAS5, GNB2L1,GPATCH4, GPI, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HNRNPA1, HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPC,HSPA8, IDH2, ILF2, ISYNA1, ITM2C, KIAA0101, MAGEA4, MDH2, METAP2, MID1,MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPS21, NACA, NCL, NDUFS2, NOLC1, NONO, PA2G4,PABPC1, PAFAH1B3, PFDN2, PFN1, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PPA1, PPIA, PPP2R1A,PSMD4, PTMA, RAN, RBM34, RNF2, RPAIN, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13,RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29,RPL3, RPL31, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL37A, RPL39, RPL4, RPL41, RPL5, RPL6,RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS12, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L,RPS18, RPS19, RPS21, RPS23, RPS24, RPS26, RPS27, RPS27A, RPS3, RPS4X,RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RUVBL2, SAE1, SCD, SCNM1, SERPINF1,SET, SF3B4, SHMT2, SKP2, SLC25A3, SMS, SNAI2, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SRP14,SSR2, TIMM50, TMC6, TP53, TRPM1, TSR1, TUBA1B, TUBB, TULP4, UBA52,UQCRFS1, UQCRH, USP22, VCY1B, VDAC2, VPS72, YWHAE and ZNF286A (oncogenicICR up, see table 5); or AEN, ATP5A1, C20orf112, CCT2, DCAF13, DDX39B,ISYNA1, NDUFS2, NOLC1, PA2G4, PPP2R1A, RBM34, RNF2, RPL6, RPL21,SERPINF1, SF3B4, SMS, TMC6, VPS72 (oncogenic ICR up, see FIG. 2B); orACTB, ANP32E, CBX5, FUS, HNRNPA1, IDH2, KIAA0101, NCL, PFN1, PPIA, PTMA,RAN, RPLP0, TUBA1B, TUBB and VCY1B (oncogenic ICR up, see FIG. 10B),wherein said ICR-up signature is upregulated in a tumor with a high ICRscore and downregulated in a tumor with a low ICR score. In certainembodiments, the ICR signature is detected in cycling cells.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immune cell exclusion gene signature in a tumor comprising,detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subject in need thereof theexpression or activity of a malignant cell gene signature comprising:one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consisting ofACAT1, ACP5, ACTG1, ADSL, AK2, APP, ASAP1, ATP5D, BANCR, BCAN, BZW2,C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, C6orf48, CA14, CCT3, CCT6A, CEP170, CHP1, CTPS1,CYC1, DAP3, DCT, DDX21, EDNRB, EEF1D, EEF1G, EEF2, EIF1AX, EIF2S3,EIF3E, EIF3K, EIF3L, EIF4A1, ESRP1, FAM178B, FAM92A1, FTL, GAS5, GNB2L1,GPI, GSTO1, IFI16, ILF2, IMPDH2, LHFPL3-AS1, LOC100190986, LYPLA1,MARCKS, MDH2, MRPL37, MRPS12, MYC, NCL, NF2, NID1, NOLC1, NPM1, NUCKS1,OAT, PABPC1, PAICS, PLTP, PSAT1, PYCARD, RASA3, RPL10, RPL10A, RPL11,RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL14, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL28,RPL29, RPL3, RPL30, RPL35, RPL37A, RPL39, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL7, RPL7A,RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L,RPS18, RPS19, RPS2, RPS24, RPS27, RPS3, RPS3A, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS7, RPS8,RPS9, RPSA, RSL1D1, SCD, SERBP1, SERPINF1, SLC19A1, SLC25A5, SLC25A6,SNAI2, SNHG16, SNHG6, SORD, SOX4, TIMM13, TIMM50, TOP1MT, TRAP1, TUBB4A,TXLNA, TYRP1, UCK2, UQCRFS1, ZFAS1, A2M, AGA, AHNAK, ANXA1, APLP2,APOC2, ARF5, ATP1A1, ATP1B1, ATRAID, B2M, C10orf54, C4A, CBLB, CCND3,CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CHN1, CLU, CPVL, CST3, CTSB, CTSD,CTSL1, DDR1, DPYSL2, DSCR8, DUSP6, DYNLRB1, EMP1, EZR, FAM3C, FGFR1,FYB, GAA, GATSL3, GRN, GSN, HCP5, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-F, HLA-H, HSPA1A,HSPA1B, ID2, IFI27L2, ISCU, ITGA3, ITGA7, ITGB3, KCNN4, KRT10,LOC100506190, LTBP3, LYRM9, MAEL, MAP1B, MATN2, MFGE8, MFI2, MIA, MRPS6,MT2A, NDRG1, NFKBIA, NPC1, OCIAD2, PAGE5, PERP, PKM, RDH5, S100A13,S100A6, SERPINA1, SERPINA3, SERPINE2, SGCE, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, SNX9,SPON2, THBD, TIMP1, TM4SF1, TMBIM6, TNFSF4, TPP1, TRIML2, TSC22D3,TSPYL2, TXNIP, UBC, XAGE1A, XAGE1B, XAGE1C, XAGE1D and XAGE1E(exclusion, see table 5); or one or more genes or polypeptides selectedfrom the group consisting of ACTG1, ADSL, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, CTPS1,EIF2S3, EIF3E, ILF2, NCL, NF2, NOLC1, PABPC1, PAICS, RPL10A, RPL18,RPL6, RPS24, RSL1D1, SERPINF1, SOX4, AHNAK, ANXA1, CCND3, CD151, CD47,CD58, CST3, CTSB, CTSD, EMP1, FGFR1, HLA-C, HLA-F, ITGB3, KCNN4, MIA,MT2A, S100A6, SLC5A3, TIMP1 and TSC22D3 (exclusion, see FIG. 2H); or oneor more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consisting ofC17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, CTPS1, EIF2 S3, ILF2, NCL, NOLC1, PABPC1, RPL10A,RPL18, RPL6, RPS24, SERPINF1, SOX4, AHNAK, ANXA1, CCND3, CD151, CD47,CD58, CST3, CTSB, CTSD, EMP1, FGFR1, HLA-C, HLA-F, ITGB3, KCNN4, MIA,MT2A, S100A6, SLC5A3, TIMP1 and TSC22D3 (exclusion, see FIG. 2H).

In certain embodiments, the exclusion signature comprises anexclusion-down signature, said signature comprising one or more genesselected from the group consisting of: A2M, AGA, AHNAK, ANXA1, APLP2,APOC2, ARF5, ATP1A1, ATP1B1, ATRAID, B2M, C10orf54, C4A, CBLB, CCND3,CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CHN1, CLU, CPVL, CST3, CTSB, CTSD,CTSL1, DDR1, DPYSL2, DSCR8, DUSP6, DYNLRB1, EMP1, EZR, FAM3C, FGFR1,FYB, GAA, GATSL3, GRN, GSN, HCP5, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-F, HLA-H, HSPA1A,HSPA1B, ID2, IFI27L2, ISCU, ITGA3, ITGA7, ITGB3, KCNN4, KRT10,LOC100506190, LTBP3, LYRM9, MAEL, MAP1B, MATN2, MFGE8, MFI2, MIA, MRPS6,MT2A, NDRG1, NFKBIA, NPC1, OCIAD2, PAGE5, PERP, PKM, RDH5, S100A13,S100A6, SERPINA1, SERPINA3, SERPINE2, SGCE, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, SNX9,SPON2, THBD, TIMP1, TM4SF1, TMBIM6, TNFSF4, TPP1, TRIML2, TSC22D3,TSPYL2, TXNIP, UBC, XAGE1A, XAGE1B, XAGE1C, XAGE1D and XAGE1E(exclusion-down, see table 5); or AHNAK, ANXA1, CCND3, CD151, CD47,CD58, CST3, CTSB, CTSD, EMP1, FGFR1, HLA-C, HLA-F, ITGB3, KCNN4, MIA,MT2A, S100A6, SLC5A3, TIMP1 and TSC22D3 (exclusion-down, see FIG. 2H),wherein said exclusion-down signature is downregulated in a tumor with Tcell exclusion and is upregulated in a tumor with T cell infiltration.

In certain embodiments, the exclusion signature comprises anexclusion-up signature, said signature comprising one or more genesselected from the group consisting of: ACAT1, ACP5, ACTG1, ADSL, AK2,APP, ASAP1, ATP5D, BANCR, BCAN, BZW2, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, C6orf48,CA14, CCT3, CCT6A, CEP170, CHP1, CTPS1, CYC1, DAP3, DCT, DDX21, EDNRB,EEF1D, EEF1G, EEF2, EIF1AX, EIF2S3, EIF3E, EIF3K, EIF3L, EIF4A1, ESRP1,FAM178B, FAM92A1, FTL, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, GSTO1, IFI16, ILF2, IMPDH2,LHFPL3-AS1, LOC100190986, LYPLA1, MARCKS, MDH2, MRPL37, MRPS12, MYC,NCL, NF2, NID1, NOLC1, NPM1, NUCKS1, OAT, PABPC1, PAICS, PLTP, PSAT1,PYCARD, RASA3, RPL10, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5,RPL14, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL30, RPL35, RPL37A,RPL39, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11,RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS2, RPS24, RPS27,RPS3, RPS3A, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RSL1D1, SCD, SERBP1,SERPINF1, SLC19A1, SLC25A5, SLC25A6, SNAI2, SNHG16, SNHG6, SORD, SOX4,TIMM13, TIMM50, TOP1MT, TRAP1, TUBB4A, TXLNA, TYRP1, UCK2, UQCRFS1 andZFAS1 (exclusion-up, see table 5); or ACTG1, ADSL, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP,CTPS1, EIF2S3, EIF3E, ILF2, NCL, NF2, NOLC1, PABPC1, PAICS, RPL10A,RPL18, RPL6, RPS24, RSL1D1, SERPINF1 and SOX4 (exclusion-up, see FIG.2H); or C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, CTPS1, EIF2S3, ILF2, NCL, NOLC1, PABPC1,RPL10A, RPL18, RPL6, RPS24, SERPINF1 and SOX4 (exclusion-up, see FIG.2H), wherein said exclusion-up signature is upregulated in a tumor withT cell exclusion and is downregulated in a tumor with T cellinfiltration.

In certain embodiments, the method according to any embodiment hereinfurther comprises detecting tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). Notbeing bound by a theory, detecting tumor infiltration of immune cells isan independent indicator of immunotherapy resistance and progressionfree survival and combining detection of TILs with any of the abovesignatures may increase the prognostic value.

In certain embodiments, the gene signature according to any embodimentherein is detected in a bulk tumor sample, whereby the gene signature isdetected by deconvolution of bulk expression data such that geneexpression is assigned to malignant cells and non-malignant cells insaid tumor sample.

In certain embodiments, detecting the gene signature comprises detectingdownregulation of the down signature and/or upregulation of the upsignature. In certain embodiments, not detecting the gene signaturecomprises detecting upregulation of the down signature and/ordownregulation of the up signature. In certain embodiments, detectingthe signature and/or TILs indicates lower progression free survivaland/or resistance to checkpoint blockade therapy. In certainembodiments, not detecting the signature and/or TILs indicates higherprogression free survival and/or sensitivity to checkpoint blockadetherapy. In certain embodiments, detecting the gene signature indicatesa 10-year survival rate less than 40% and wherein not detecting thesignature indicates a 10-year survival rate greater than 60%.

In certain embodiments, detecting an ICR signature in a tumor furthercomprises detecting in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) obtainedfrom the subject in need thereof the expression or activity of a CD8 Tcell gene signature, said signature comprising one or more genes orpolypeptides selected from the group consisting of CEP19, EXO5, FAM153C,FCRL6, GBP2, GBP5, HSPA1B, IER2, IRF1, KLRK1, LDHA, LOC100506083,MBOAT1, SEMA4D, SIRT3, SPDYE2, SPDYE2L, STAT1, STOM, UBE2Q2P3, ACP5,AKNA, BTN3A2, CCDC141, CD27, CDCl42SE1, DDIT4, FAU, FKBP5, GPR56,HAVCR2, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-F, IL6ST, ITGA4, KIAA1551, KLF12, MIR155HG,MTA2, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L3, PIK3IP1, RPL26, RPL27, RPL27A, RPL35A, RPS11,RPS16, RPS20, RPS26, SPOCK2, SYTL3, TOB1, TPT1, TTN, TXNIP, WNK1 andZFP36L2. In certain embodiments, detecting an ICR signature in a tumorfurther comprises detecting in macrophages obtained from the subject inneed thereof the expression or activity of a macrophage gene signature,said signature comprising one or more genes or polypeptides selectedfrom the group consisting of APOL1, CD274, CSTB, DCN, HLA-DPB2,HLA-DQA1, HLA-G, HSPA8, HSPB1, IL18BP, TMEM176A, UBD, A2M, ADAP2,ADORA3, ARL4C, ASPH, BCAT1, C11orf31, C3, C3AR1, C6orf62, CAPN2,CD200R1, CD28, CD9, CD99, COMT, CREM, CRTAP, CYFIP1, DDOST, DHRS3,EGFL7, EIF1AY, ETS2, FCGR2A, FOLR2, GATM, GBP3, GNG2, GSTT1, GYPC,HIST1H1E, HPGDS, IFI44L, IGFBP4, ITGA4, KCTD12, LGMN, LOC441081, LTC4S,LYVE1, MERTK, METTL7B, MS4A4A, MS4A7, MTSS1, NLRP3, OLFML3, PLA2G15,PLXDC2, PMP22, POR, PRDX2, PTGS1, RNASE1, ROCK1, RPS4Y1, S100A9, SCAMP2,SEPP1, SESN1, SLC18B1, SLC39A1, SLC40A1, SLC7A8, SORL1, SPP1, STAB1,TMEM106C, TMEM86A, TMEM9, TNFRSF1B, TNFRSF21, TPD52L2, ULK3 and ZFP36L2.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofstratifying cancer patients into a high survival group and a lowsurvival group comprising detecting the expression or activity of an ICRand/or exclusion signature in a tumor according to any embodimentherein, wherein if the signature is detected the patient is in the lowsurvival group and if the signature is not detected the patient is inthe high survival group. The patients in the high survival group may beimmunotherapy responders and patients in the low survival group may beimmunotherapy non-responders.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detecting theexpression or activity of an ICR and/or exclusion signature according toany embodiment herein in a tumor obtained from the subject andadministering a treatment, wherein if an ICR and/or exclusion signatureis detected the treatment comprises administering an agent capable ofreducing expression or activity of said signature, and wherein if an ICRand/or exclusion signature is not detected the treatment comprisesadministering an immunotherapy. The agent capable of reducing expressionor activity of said signature may comprise a CDK4/6 inhibitor, a drugselected from Table 16, a cell cycle inhibitor, a PKC activator, aninhibitor of the NFκB pathway, an IGF1R inhibitor, or Reserpine. Theagent capable of reducing expression or activity of said signature maycomprise an agent capable of modulating expression or activity of a geneselected from the group consisting of MAZ, NFKBIZ, MYC, ANXA1, SOX4,MT2A, PTP4A3, CD59, DLL3, SERPINE2, SERPINF1, PERP, EGR1, SERPINA3,SEMA3B, SMARCA4, IFNGR2, B2M, and PDL1. The agent capable of reducingexpression or activity of said signature may comprise an agent capableof targeting or binding to one or more up-regulated secreted or cellsurface exposed ICR and/or exclusion signature genes or polypeptides.The method may further comprise detecting the expression or activity ofan ICR and/or exclusion signature according to any embodiment herein ina tumor obtained from the subject after the treatment and administeringan immunotherapy if said signature is reduced or below a referencelevel. The agent capable of reducing expression or activity of saidsignature may be a CDK4/6 inhibitor. The method may further comprisedetecting the expression or activity of an ICR and/or exclusionsignature according to any embodiment herein in a tumor obtained fromthe subject before the treatment and administering an immunotherapy ifsaid signature is not detected or below a reference level.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises administering animmunotherapy to the subject administered an agent capable of reducingthe expression or activity of said signature. The immunotherapy maycomprise a check point inhibitor or adoptive cell transfer (ACT). Theadoptive cell transfer may comprise a CAR T cell or activated autologousT cells. The checkpoint inhibitor may comprise anti-CTLA4, anti-PD-L1and/or anti-PD1 therapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detecting theexpression or activity of an ICR and/or exclusion signature according toany embodiment herein in a tumor obtained from the subject, wherein ifan ICR and/or exclusion signature is detected the treatment comprisesadministering an agent capable of modulating expression or activity ofone or more genes or polypeptides in a network of genes disrupted byperturbation of a gene selected from the group consisting of MAZ,NFKBIZ, MYC, ANXA1, SOX4, MT2A, PTP4A3, CD59, DLL3, SERPINE2, SERPINF1,PERP, EGR1, SERPINA3, SEMA3B, SMARCA4, IFNGR2, B2M, and PDL1.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent: capableof modulating the expression or activity of one or more ICR and/orexclusion signature genes or polypeptides according to any embodimentherein; or capable of targeting or binding to one or more cell surfaceexposed ICR and/or exclusion signature genes or polypeptides, whereinthe gene or polypeptide is up-regulated in the ICR and/or exclusionsignature; or capable of targeting or binding to one or more receptorsor ligands specific for a cell surface exposed ICR and/or exclusionsignature gene or polypeptide, wherein the gene or polypeptide isup-regulated in the ICR and/or exclusion signature; or comprising asecreted ICR and/or exclusion signature gene or polypeptide, wherein thegene or polypeptide is down-regulated in the ICR and/or exclusionsignature; or capable of targeting or binding to one or more secretedICR and/or exclusion signature genes or polypeptides, wherein the genesor polypeptides are up-regulated in the ICR and/or exclusion signature;or capable of targeting or binding to one or more receptors specific fora secreted ICR and/or exclusion signature gene or polypeptide, whereinthe secreted gene or polypeptide is up-regulated in the ICR and/orexclusion signature; or comprising a CDK4/6 inhibitor, a drug selectedfrom Table 16, a cell cycle inhibitor, a PKC activator, an inhibitor ofthe NFκB pathway, an IGF1R inhibitor, or Reserpine.

In certain embodiments, the agent comprises a therapeutic antibody,antibody fragment, antibody-like protein scaffold, aptamer, protein,CRISPR system or small molecule.

In certain embodiments, the agent capable of targeting or binding to oneor more cell surface exposed ICR and/or exclusion signature polypeptidesor one or more receptors specific for a secreted ICR and/or exclusionsignature gene or polypeptide comprises a CAR T cell capable oftargeting or binding to one or more cell surface exposed ICR and/orexclusion signature genes or polypeptides or one or more receptorsspecific for a secreted ICR and/or exclusion signature gene orpolypeptide.

In certain embodiments, the agent capable of modulating the expressionor activity of one or more ICR and/or exclusion signature genes orpolypeptides comprises a CDK4/6 inhibitor. The CDK4/6 inhibitor maycomprise Abemaciclib.

In certain embodiments, the method further comprises administering animmunotherapy to the subject. The immunotherapy may comprise a checkpoint inhibitor. The checkpoint inhibitor may comprise anti-CTLA4,anti-PD-L1 and/or anti-PD1 therapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofmonitoring a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detectingthe expression or activity of an ICR and/or exclusion gene signatureaccording to any embodiment herein in tumor samples obtained from thesubject for at least two time points. The at least one sample may beobtained before treatment. The at least one sample may be obtained aftertreatment.

In certain embodiments, the cancer according to any embodiment herein ismelanoma.

In certain embodiments, the ICR and/or exclusion signature is expressedin response to administration of an immunotherapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an ICR signature in a tumor comprising, detecting in tumorcells obtained from a subject in need thereof who has been treated withan immunotherapy the expression or activity of a malignant cell genesignature comprising: a) one or more down regulated genes selected fromthe group consisting of genes associated with coagulation, apoptosis,TNF-α signaling via NFκb, Antigen processing and presentation,metallothionein and IFNGR2; and/or b) one or more up regulated genesselected from the group consisting of genes associated with negativeregulation of angiogenesis and MYC targets.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a kit comprisingreagents to detect at least one ICR and/or exclusion signature gene orpolypeptide according to any embodiment herein. The kit may comprise atleast one antibody, antibody fragment, or aptamer. The kit may compriseprimers and/or probes for quantitative RT-PCR or fluorescently bar-codedoligonucleotide probes for hybridization to RNA.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a CD8 T cellspecific cycling signature (see Table 7). In certain embodiments,modulating target genes in this signature can allow boosting T cellproliferation without activating tumor growth. Not being bound by atheory proliferating CD8 T cells express features that are not presentin proliferating malignant cells. In certain embodiments, induction ofoxidative phosphorylation and/or repression of hematopoietic lineagegenes (e.g., CD37, IL11RA, and IL7R) may increase CD8 T cellproliferation without affecting tumor proliferation.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immunotherapy resistance (ITR) gene signature in a tumorcomprising, detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subject in needthereof the expression or activity of a malignant cell gene signaturecomprising:

a) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof ACOT7, ACSL3, ACTN1, ADAM15, ADI1, AEBP1, AGPAT1, AGRN, AHCY, AIF1L,AKAP12, AKT3, ANXA5, APOA1BP, APOD, APOE, ARL2, ARNT2, ARPC1A, ASPH,ATP1A1, ATP1B1, ATP6V0A1, B3GNT1, BACE2, BAIAP2, BCAN, BIRC7, BTBD3,C11orf24, C17orf89, C1orf198, C1orf21, C1orf85, CALD1, CALU, CAPN3,CAV1, CBR1, CCND1, CCT3, CD151, CD276, CD59, CD63, CD9, CDC42BPA,CDC42EP4, CDH19, CDK2, CDK2AP1, CECR7, CELSR2, CERCAM, CERS2, CHCHD6,CHL1, CHPF, CLDN12, CLIC4, CNIH4, CNN3, CNP, CNPY2, COA3, COL16A1, COMT,CRIP2, CRNDE, CRTAP, CRYAB, CSAG1, CSAG3, CSPG4, CSRP1, CTDSPL, CTHRC1,CTNNAL1, CTNNB1, CTSF, CTSK, CTTN, CYB5R1, CYP27A1, CYSTM1, CYTH3,DAAM2, DCBLD2, DCT, DDR1, DDR2, DIP2C, DLC1, DNAH14, DOCK7, DST, DSTN,DUSP6, ECM1, EDNRB, EFNA5, EIF4EBP1, EMP1, ENTPD6, EPS8, ERBB3, ETV4,ETV5, EVA1A, EXOSC4, FAM127A, FAM127B, FAM167B, FARP1, FARP2, FASN,FKBP10, FKBP4, FKBP9, FN1, FNBP1L, FRMD6, FSTL1, FXYD3, G6PC3, GALE,GCSH, GDF15, GJB1, GLI3, GNG12, GOLM1, GPM6B, GPR143, GPRC5B, GSTA4,GSTP1, GULP1, GYG2, H1F0, HIBADH, HMCN1, HMG20B, HOXB7, HOXC10, HSBP1,HSP90AB1, HSPB1, HSPD1, HSPG2, IFI27, IGF1R, IGFBP7, IGSF11, IGSF3,IGSF8, IMPDH2, ISYNA1, ITFG3, ITGA3, ITGB3, KIRREL, LAMB1, LAMB2, LAMC1,LAPTM4A, LAPTM4B, LDLRAD3, LGALS1, LGALS3BP, LINC00473, LINC00673, LMNA,LOC100126784, LOC100130370, LOC645166, LOXL4, LRP6, MAGEA12, MAGEA2B,MAGEA3, MAGEA6, MAGED1, MAGED2, MAP1B, MARCKSL1, MDK, MFAP2, MFGE8,MFI2, MGST3, MIA, MIF, MITF, MLANA, MLPH, MMP14, MORF4L2, MORN2, MPZL1,MRPL24, MT2A, MTUS1, MXI1, MYH10, MYO10, MYO1D, NAV2, NCKAP1, NDST1,NENF, NES, NGFRAP1, NGRN, NHSL1, NID1, NME1, NME2, NME4, NRP2, NRSN2,NSG1, OSBPL1A, P4HA2, PACSIN2, PAX3, PCDHGC3, PEG10, PFDN2, PFKM, PFN2,PGRMC1, PHB, PHLDB1, PIR, PKNOX2, PLEKHB1, PLK2, PLOD1, PLOD3, PLP1,PLS3, PLXNA1, PLXNB3, PMEL, PMP22, POLR2F, POLR2L, PON2, PPT2, PRAME,PRDX4, PRDX6, PRKCDBP, PROS1, PRSS23, PSMB5, PTGFRN, PTGR1, PTK2,PTPLAD1, PTPRM, PTPRS, PTRH2, PTTG1IP, PYCR1, PYGB, PYGL, QDPR, QPCT,RAB13, RAB17, RAB34, RAB38, RAI14, RBFOX2, RCAN1, RCN1, RCN2, RDX,RGS20, RND3, ROBO1, ROPN1, ROPN1B, RTKN, S100A1, S100A13, S100A16,S100B, SCARB1, SCCPDH, SCD, SDC3, SDC4, SDCBP, SELENBP1, SEMA3B, SEMA3C,SEMA6A, SEPT10, SERPINA3, SERPINE2, SERPINH1, SGCD, SGCE, SHC1, SHC4,SLC19A2, SLC24A5, SLC25A13, SLC25A4, SLC35B2, SLC39A1, SLC39A6, SLC45A2,SLC6A15, SLC7A8, SMARCA1, SNAI2, SNCA, SNHG16, SNRPE, SORT1, SOX10,SOX13, SOX4, SPARC, SPR, SPRY4, SPTBN1, SRPX, SSFA2, ST3GAL4, ST5,ST6GALNAC2, STK32A, STMN1, STXBP1, SYNGR1, TANC1, TBC1D16, TBC1D7,TCEAL4, TEAD1, TENC1, TEX2, TFAP2A, TIMP2, TIMP3, TJP1, TMEM147,TMEM14C, TMEM9, TMEM98, TNFRSF19, TOM1L1, TRIM2, TRIM63, TSC22D1,TSPAN3, TSPAN4, TSPAN6, TTLL4, TUBB2A, TUBB2B, TUBB3, TYR, UBL3, VAT1,VIM, VKORC1, WASL, WBP5, WIPI1, WLS, XAGE1A, XAGE1B, XAGE1C, XAGE1D,XAGE1E, XYLB, YWHAE and ZNF462;

or

b) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from FIG. 3C; or

c) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof ABHD2, ACSL4, AHNAK, AHR, AIM2, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2, APOD, ATF3,ATP1A1, ATP1B3, BBX, BCL6, BIRC3, BSG, C16orf45, C8orf40, CALU, CARD16,CAV1, CBFB, CCDC109B, CCND3, CD151, CD200, CD44, CD46, CD47, CD58, CD59,CD9, CD97, CDH19, CERS5, CFB, CHI3L2, CLEC2B, CLIC4, COL16A1, COL5A2,CREG1, CRELD1, CRYAB, CSPG4, CST3, CTNNAL1, CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, DCBLD2,DCTN6, EGR1, EMP1, EPDR1, FAM114A1, FAM46A, FCRLA, FN1, FNDC3B, FXYD3,G6PD, GAA, GADD45B, GALNS, GBP2, GEM, GRAMD3, GSTM2, HLA-A, HLA-C,HLA-E, HLA-F, HPCAL1, HSP90B1, HTATIP2, IFI27L2, IFI44, IFI6, IFITM3,IGF1R, IGFBP3, IGFBP7, IL1RAP, ITGA6, ITGB3, ITM2B, JUNB, KCNN4,KIAA1551, KLF4, KLF6, LAMB1, LAMP2, LGALS1, LGALS3BP, LINC00116,LOC100127888, LOXL2, LOXL3, LPL, LXN, MAGEC2, MFI2, MIA, MT1E, MT1F,MT1G, MT1M, MT1X, MT2A, NFE2L1, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NOTCH2, NR4A1, OS9, P4HA2,PDE4B, PELI1, PIGT, PMAIP1, PNPLA8, PPAPDC1B, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PROS1,PRSS23, PSMB9, PSME1, PTPMT1, PTRF, RAMP1, RND3, RNH1, RPN2, S100A10,S100A6, SCCPDH, SERINC1, SERPINA3, SERPINE1, SERPINE2, SLC20A1, SLC35A5,SLC39A14, SLC5A3, SMIM3, SPARC, SPRY2, SQRDL, STAT1, SUMF1, TAP1, TAPBP,TEKT4P2, TF, TFAP2C, TMEM43, TMX4, TNC, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF12A, TSC22D3,TSPAN31, UBA7, UBC, UBE2L6, XPO7, ZBTB20, ZDHHC5, ZMYM6NB, ACAA2, ADSL,AEN, AHCY, ALDH1B1, ARHGEF1, ARPC5, ATXN10, ATXN2L, B4GALT3, BCCIP, BGN,C10orf32, C16orf88, C17orf76-AS1, C20orf112, CDCA7, CECR5, CPSF1, CS,CTCFL, CTPS1, DLL3, DTD2, ECHDC1, ECHS1, EIF4A1, EIF4EBP2, EIF6, EML4,ENY2, ESRG, FAM174B, FAM213A, FBL, FBLN1, FDXR, FOXRED2, FXN, GALT,GEMIN8, GLOD4, GPATCH4, HDAC2, HMGN3, HSD17B14, IDH2, ILF2, ISYNA1,KIAA0020, KLHDC8B, LMCD1, LOC100505876, LYPLA1, LZTS2, MAZ, METAP2,MID1, MIR4461, MPDU1, MPZL1, MRPS16, MSTO1, MTG1, MYADM, MYBBP1A, MYL6B,NARS2, NCBP1, NDUFAF6, NDUFS2, NF2, NHEJ1, NME6, NNT, NOLC1, NTHL1,OAZ2, OXA1L, PABPC1, PAICS, PAK1IP1, PFN1, POLR2A, PPA1, PRAME, PRDX3,PSTPIP2, PTGDS, PTP4A3, RBM34, RBM4, RPL10A, RPL17, RPP30, RPS3, RPS7,RPSA, RUVBL2, SAMM50, SBNO1, SERPINF1, SKP2, SLC45A2, SMC3, SMG7, SMS,SNAI2, SORD, SOX4, SRCAP, SRSF7, STARD10, TBXA2R, THOC5, TIMM22, TIMM23,TMC6, TOMM22, TPM1, TSNAX, T5R1, TSTA3, TULP4, UBAP2L, UCHL5, UROS,VPS72, WDR6, XPNPEP1, XRCC5, YDJC, ZFP36L1, and ZNF286A; or

d) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof AHNAK, AHR, ANXA1, ATP1B3, BBX, BCL6, BIN3, C16orf45, CARD16, CAST,CAV1, CAV2, CD59, CD9, CDH19, CLEC2B, CRYAB, CYSTM1, FAM114A1, FAM46A,FCRLA, FXYD3, G6PD, GBP2, HLA-A, HLA-E, HLA-F, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST,ITGB1, ITM2B, KCNN4, KLF4, KLF6, LAMP2, LEPROT, LGALS1, LOC100127888,MT1X, MT2A, MVP, NFAT5, NFE2L1, NFKBIZ, PLP2, PROS1, PRSS23, RNF145,S100A10, SEL1L, SERINC1, SERPINA3, SERPINE2, SPRY2, SQRDL, SQSTM1,TAPBP, TF, TMBIM1, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF12A, UBE2B, and ZBTB20; or

e) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof TM4SF1, ANXA1, MT2A, SERPINA3, EMP1, MIA, ITGA3, CDH19, CTSB,SERPINE2, MFI2, APOC2, ITGB8, S100A6, NNMT, SLC5A3, SEMA3B, TSC22D3,ITGB3, MATN2, CRYAB, PERP, CSPG4, SGCE, CD9, A2M, FGFR1, CST3, DDR1,CD59, DPYSL2, KCNN4, SLC26A2, CD151, SLC39A14, AHNAK, ATP1A1, PROS1,TIMP1, TRIML2, EGR1, TNC, DCBLD2, DUSP4, DUSP6, CD58, FAM3C, ATP1B1,MT1E, TNFRSF12A, FXYD3, SCCPDH, GAA, TIMP3, LEF1-AS1, CAV1, MFGE8,NR4A1, LGALS3, CCND3, CALU, RDH5, APOD, LINC00116, IL1RAP, SERPINA1,NFKBIZ, HSPA1A, PRSS23, MAP1B, ITGA7, PLP2, IGFBP7, GSN, LOXL3, PTRF,LGALS1, IGF1R, SERPINE1, MT1X, ATP1B3, SDC3, ZBTB38, NSG1, FCGR2A, KLF4,EGR3, DAG1, CTSD, CPVL, EEA1, SLC20A1, CLU, GBP2, SPON2, TNFSF4, NPC1,PRKCDBP, HTATIP2, C16orf45, SERPINF1, DCT, SNAI2, PTP4A3, RPS19, BCAN,FOXRED2, FAM174B, TRPM1, ESRP1, PABPC1, CA14, TMC6, C17orf76-AS1,RPL13AP5, TP53, BANCR, RPL28, IDH2, LOC100133445, TYRP1, DLL3,LHFPL3-AS1, SCIN, EIF4EBP2, TIMM50, CD68, GPI, MIR4461, RPS27, C1QBP,EGFL8, RPL21, FAM178B, RPS24, SAE1, KLHDC8B, KCNAB2, RPLP0, SCD, TULP4,IL6R, LINC00439, TSTD1, NF2, TUBB4A, SOX4, RPS3, NAPRT1, RPS6, LIMD2,CDKN2A, PTGDS, ISYNA1, ARHGDIB, CNRIP1, H3F3A, TBXA2R, PSTPIP2,SERPINB9, TMEM204, SORD, RPS5, CDH3, RPL18A, RPL8, VPS53, RBM34, FES,ESRG, RPS7, HSD17B14, TTC39A, FBLN1, SLC45A2, AEN, ACP5, BCL11A, CHP1,XIST, MAZ, FAM92A1, CTPS1, ASAP1, RPL6, MARCKS, MAGEA4, NPL, RPS16,NENF, SLC19A1, FTL, RNF2, MYBBP1A, PPAP2C, GRWD1, SKP2, WDR81, DCUN1D2,LAMP2 and MPZL1; or

f) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof TM45F1, MT2A, SERPINA3, CDH19, SERPINE2, CRYAB, SGCE, A2M, DDR1,CD59, DPYSL2, DUSP6, MFGE8, NFKBIZ, and PRSS23; or

g) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof SERPINA3, MT2A, SERPINF1, SERPINE2, SOX4, DDR1, CD59, DUSP6, PERP,SEMA3B, PTP4A3, BANCR, DLL3, and LAMP2; or

h) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from the group consistingof MT2A, MT1E, MT1X, MT1M, MT1F, MT1G, MTX1 and MTG1.

In one embodiment, the ITR signature further comprises one or more genesor polypeptides selected from the group consisting of IFNGR2, B2M, andPDL1.

In one embodiment, said ITR signature comprises a post-immunotherapysignature-down (PIT-down) module, said module comprising one or moregenes selected from the group consisting of: ABHD2, ACSL4, AHNAK, AHR,AIM2, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2, APOD, ATF3, ATP1A1, ATP1B3, BBX, BCL6,BIRC3, BSG, C16orf45, C8orf40, CALU, CARD16, CAV1, CBFB, CCDC109B,CCND3, CD151, CD200, CD44, CD46, CD47, CD58, CD59, CD9, CD97, CDH19,CERS5, CFB, CHI3L2, CLEC2B, CLIC4, COL16A1, COL5A2, CREG1, CRELD1,CRYAB, CSPG4, CST3, CTNNAL1, CTSA, CTSB, CTSD, DCBLD2, DCTN6, EGR1,EMP1, EPDR1, FAM114A1, FAM46A, FCRLA, FN1, FNDC3B, FXYD3, G6PD, GAA,GADD45B, GALNS, GBP2, GEM, GRAMD3, GSTM2, HLA-A, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-F,HPCAL1, HSP90B1, HTATIP2, IFI27L2, IFI44, IFI6, IFITM3, IGF1R, IGFBP3,IGFBP7, IL1RAP, ITGA6, ITGB3, ITM2B, JUNB, KCNN4, KIAA1551, KLF4, KLF6,LAMB1, LAMP2, LGALS1, LGALS3BP, LINC00116, LOC100127888, LOXL2, LOXL3,LPL, LXN, MAGEC2, MFI2, MIA, MT1E, MT1F, MT1G, MT1M, MT1X, MT2A, NFE2L1,NFKBIZ, NNMT, NOTCH2, NR4A1, OS9, P4HA2, PDE4B, PELI1, PIGT, PMAIP1,PNPLA8, PPAPDC1B, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PROS1, PRSS23, PSMB9, PSME1, PTPMT1,PTRF, RAMP1, RND3, RNH1, RPN2, S100A10, S100A6, SCCPDH, SERINC1,SERPINA3, SERPINE1, SERPINE2, SLC20A1, SLC35A5, SLC39A14, SLC5A3, SMIM3,SPARC, SPRY2, SQRDL, STAT1, SUMF1, TAP1, TAPBP, TEKT4P2, TF, TFAP2C,TMEM43, TMX4, TNC, TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF12A, TSC22D3, TSPAN31, UBA7, UBC,UBE2L6, XPO7, ZBTB20, ZDHHC5 and ZMYM6NB; or TM4SF1, ANXA1, MT2A,SERPINA3, EMP1, MIA, ITGA3, CDH19, CTSB, SERPINE2, MFI2, APOC2, ITGB8,S100A6, NNMT, SLC5A3, SEMA3B, TSC22D3, ITGB3, MATN2, CRYAB, PERP, CSPG4,SGCE, CD9, A2M, FGFR1, CST3, DDR1, CD59, DPYSL2, KCNN4, SLC26A2, CD151,SLC39A14, AHNAK, ATP1A1, PROS1, TIMP1, TRIML2, EGR1, TNC, DCBLD2, DUSP4,DUSP6, CD58, FAM3C, ATP1B1, MT1E, TNFRSF12A, FXYD3, SCCPDH, GAA, TIMP3,LEF1-AS1, CAV1, MFGE8, NR4A1, LGALS3, CCND3, CALU, RDH5, APOD,LINC00116, IL1RAP, SERPINA1, NFKBIZ, HSPA1A, PRSS23, MAP1B, ITGA7, PLP2,IGFBP7, GSN, LOXL3, PTRF, LGALS1, IGF1R, SERPINE1, MT1X, ATP1B3, SDC3,ZBTB38, NSG1, FCGR2A, KLF4, EGR3, DAG1, CTSD, CPVL, EEA1, SLC20A1, CLU,GBP2, SPON2, TNFSF4, NPC1, PRKCDBP, HTATIP2, and C16orf45; or an mICRdown gene in FIG. 3C, wherein said PIT-down module is downregulated in atumor resistant to immunotherapy and upregulated in a tumor sensitive toimmunotherapy as compared to a reference level.

In one embodiment, said ITR signature comprises a post-immunotherapysignature-up (PIT-up) module, said module comprising one or more genesselected from the group consisting of: ACAA2, ADSL, AEN, AHCY, ALDH1B1,ARHGEF1, ARPC5, ATXN10, ATXN2L, B4GALT3, BCCIP, BGN, C10orf32, C16orf88,C17orf76-AS1, C20orf112, CDCA7, CECR5, CPSF1, CS, CTCFL, CTPS1, DLL3,DTD2, ECHDC1, ECHS1, EIF4A1, EIF4EBP2, EIF6, EML4, ENY2, ESRG, FAM174B,FAM213A, FBL, FBLN1, FDXR, FOXRED2, FXN, GALT, GEMIN8, GLOD4, GPATCH4,HDAC2, HMGN3, HSD17B14, IDH2, ILF2, ISYNA1, KIAA0020, KLHDC8B, LMCD1,LOC100505876, LYPLA1, LZTS2, MAZ, METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MPDU1, MPZL1,MRPS16, MSTO1, MTG1, MYADM, MYBBP1A, MYL6B, NARS2, NCBP1, NDUFAF6,NDUFS2, NF2, NHEJ1, NME6, NNT, NOLC1, NTHL1, OAZ2, OXA1L, PABPC1, PAICS,PAK1IP1, PFN1, POLR2A, PPA1, PRAME, PRDX3, PSTPIP2, PTGDS, PTP4A3,RBM34, RBM4, RPL10A, RPL17, RPP30, RPS3, RPS7, RPSA, RUVBL2, SAMM50,SBNO1, SERPINF1, SKP2, SLC45A2, SMC3, SMG7, SMS, SNAI2, SORD, SOX4,SRCAP, SRSF7, STARD10, TBXA2R, THOC5, TIMM22, TIMM23, TMC6, TOMM22,TPM1, TSNAX, TSR1, TSTA3, TULP4, UBAP2L, UCHL5, UROS, VPS72, WDR6,XPNPEP1, XRCC5, YDJC, ZFP36L1 and ZNF286A; or SERPINF1, DCT, SNAI2,PTP4A3, RPS19, BCAN, FOXRED2, FAM174B, TRPM1, ESRP1, PABPC1, CA14, TMC6,C17orf76-AS1, RPL13AP5, TP53, BANCR, RPL28, IDH2, LOC100133445, TYRP1,DLL3, LHFPL3-AS1, SCIN, EIF4EBP2, TIMM50, CD68, GPI, MIR4461, RPS27,C1QBP, EGFL8, RPL21, FAM178B, RPS24, SAE1, KLHDC8B, KCNAB2, RPLP0, SCD,TULP4, IL6R, LINC00439, TSTD1, NF2, TUBB4A, SOX4, RPS3, NAPRT1, RPS6,LIMD2, CDKN2A, PTGDS, ISYNA1, ARHGDIB, CNRIP1, H3F3A, TBXA2R, PSTPIP2,SERPINB9, TMEM204, SORD, RPS5, CDH3, RPL18A, RPL8, VPS53, RBM34, FES,ESRG, RPS7, HSD17B14, TTC39A, FBLN1, SLC45A2, AEN, ACP5, BCL11A, CHP1,XIST, MAZ, FAM92A1, CTPS1, ASAP1, RPL6, MARCKS, MAGEA4, NPL, RPS16,NENF, SLC19A1, FTL, RNF2, MYBBP1A, PPAP2C, GRWD1, SKP2, WDR81, DCUN1D2,and MPZL1; or an mICR up gene in FIG. 3C, wherein said PIT-up module isupregulated in a tumor resistant to immunotherapy and downregulated in atumor sensitive to immunotherapy as compared to a reference level.

Detecting an immunotherapy resistance gene signature in a tumor mayfurther comprise detecting in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL)obtained from the subject in need thereof the expression or activity ofa CD8 T cell gene signature, said signature comprising one or more genesor polypeptides selected from the group consisting of APOBEC3G, CBLB,CCL4, CCL4L1, CCL4L2, CCL5, CD27, CD8A, CD8B, CST7, CTSW, CXCL13, CXCR6,DTHD1, DUSP2, EOMES, FASLG, FCRL3, GBP5, GZMA, GZMB, GZMH, GZMK, HCST,HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-H, ID2, IFNG, IL2RB, KLRC3, KLRC4, KLRC4-KLRK1, KLRD1,KLRK1, LAG3, LSP1, LYST, NKG7, PDCD1, PRF1, PSTPIP1, PYHIN1, RARRES3,SH2D1A, SH2D2A, TARP, TIGIT, TNFRSF9 and TOX.

Detecting an immunotherapy resistance gene signature in a tumor mayfurther comprise detecting in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL)obtained from the subject in need thereof the expression or activity ofa CD4 T cell gene signature, said signature comprising one or more genesor polypeptides selected from the group consisting of AIM1, ANK3, AQP3,CAMK4, CCR4, CCR8, CD28, CD4OLG, DGKA, EML4, FAAH2, FBLN7, FKBP5,FLT3LG, FOXP3, FXYD5, IL6R, IL7R, ITGB2-AS1, JUNB, KLRB1, LEPROTL1,LOC100128420, MAL, OXNAD1, PBXIP1, PIK3IP1, PIM2, PRKCQ-AS1, RORA,RPL35A, RPL4, RPL6, RPS15A, RPS27, RPS28, 6 September, SLAMF1, SORL1,SPOCK2, SUSD3, TCF7, TMEM66, TNFRSF18, TNFRSF25, TNFRSF4, TNFSF8,TRABD2A, TSC22D3 and TXK.

Detecting an immunotherapy resistance gene signature in a tumor mayfurther comprise detecting in macrophages obtained from the subject inneed thereof the expression or activity of a macrophage gene signature,said signature comprising one or more genes or polypeptides selectedfrom the group consisting of AIF1, ALDH2, ANPEP, C15orf48, C1orf162,C1QA, C1QB, C1QC, C3AR1, CCR1, CD14, CD163, CD300A, CD300C, CD300LF,CD33, CD86, CFP, CLEC10A, CLEC12A, CLEC4A, CLEC5A, CMKLR1, CSF1R,CSF2RB, CSF3R, CSTA, CXCL9, CXCR2P1, DSC2, FAM26F, FBP1, FCER1G, FCGR1A,FCGR1B, FCGR1C, FCGR3A, FCGR3B, FCN1, FOLR2, FPR1, FPR2, FPR3, GGTA1P,GNA15, GPR84, HCK, HK3, IGSF6, IL1B, IL1RN, IL4I1, ITGAM, KYNU, LGALS2,LILRA1, LILRA2, LILRA3, LILRA4, LILRB2, LILRB4, LILRB5, LST1, MAFB,MARCO, MNDA, MRC1, MS4A4A, MS4A6A, MSR1, NCF2, OLR1, P2RY13, PILRA,PLAU, PLBD1, PLXDC2, PRAM1, RAB20, RAB31, RASSF4, RBM47, RGS18, S100A8,S100A9, SECTM1, SIGLEC1, SIGLEC7, SIGLEC9, SLAMF8, SLC31A2, SLC43A2,SLC7A7, SLC8A1, SLCO2B1, SPI1, STAB1, TBXAS1, TFEC, TGFBI, TLR2, TLR4,TLR8, TMEM176A, TMEM176B, TNFSF13, TNFSF13B, TREM2, TYROBP, VSIG4 andZNF385A.

Detecting an immunotherapy resistance gene signature in a tumor mayfurther comprise detecting in B cells obtained from the subject in needthereof the expression or activity of a B cell gene signature, saidsignature comprising one or more genes or polypeptides selected from thegroup consisting of ADAM19, AKAP2, BACH2, BANK1, BCL11A, BLK, CD19,CD1C, CD22, CD79A, CD79B, CLEC17A, CNR2, COL19A1, COL4A3, CPNE5, CR2,CXCR5, EBF1, ELK2AP, FAM129C, FAM177B, FCER2, FCRL1, FCRL2, FCRL5,FCRLA, HLA-DOB, IGJ, IGLL1, IGLL3P, IGLL5, KIAA0125, KIAA0226L,LOC283663, MS4A1, P2RX5, PAX5, PNOC, POU2AF1, POU2F2, RASGRP3, SEL1L3,SNX29P1, ST6GAL1, STAP1, SWAP70, TCL1A, TMEM154 and VPREB3.

The gene signature may be detected in a bulk tumor sample, whereby thegene signature is detected by deconvolution of bulk expression data suchthat gene expression is assigned to malignant cells and non-malignantcells in said tumor sample.

Detecting the ITR gene signature may comprise detecting downregulationof the PIT-down module and/or upregulation of the PIT-up module. Notdetecting the ITR gene signature may comprise detecting upregulation ofthe PIT-down module and/or downregulation of the PIT-up module. Thedetecting an ITR gene signature may indicates a 10-year survival rateless than 40% and wherein not detecting said signature may indicate a10-year survival rate greater than 60%. The detecting an ITR genesignature may indicate exclusion of T cells from a tumor and wherein notdetecting said signature may indicate infiltration of T cells in atumor.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofstratifying cancer patients into a high survival group and a lowsurvival group comprising detecting the expression or activity of animmunotherapy resistance gene signature in a tumor, wherein if animmunotherapy resistance gene signature is detected the patient is inthe low survival group and if an immunotherapy resistance gene signatureis not detected the patient is in the high survival group. The patientsin the high survival group may be immunotherapy responders and patientsin the low survival group may be immunotherapy non-responders.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detecting theexpression or activity of an immunotherapy resistance gene signatureaccording to any of claims 1 to 10 in a tumor obtained from the subjectand administering a treatment, wherein if an immunotherapy resistancesignature is detected the treatment comprises administering an agentcapable of reducing expression or activity of said signature, andwherein if an immunotherapy resistance signature is not detected thetreatment comprises administering an immunotherapy. The agent capable ofreducing expression or activity of said signature may comprise a drugselected from Table 16, a PKC activator, an inhibitor of the NFκBpathway, an IGF1R inhibitor, or Reserpine. The agent capable of reducingexpression or activity of said signature may comprise an agent capableof modulating expression or activity of a gene selected from the groupconsisting of MAZ, NFKBIZ, MYC, ANXA1, SOX4, MT2A, PTP4A3, CD59, DLL3,SERPINE2, SERPINF1, PERP, EGR1, SERPINA3, SEMA3B, SMARCA4, IFNGR2, B2M,and PDL1. The agent capable of reducing expression or activity of saidsignature may comprise an agent capable of targeting or binding to oneor more up-regulated secreted or cell surface exposed immunotherapyresistance signature genes or polypeptides. The method may furthercomprise detecting the expression or activity of an immunotherapyresistance gene signature in a tumor obtained from the subject after thetreatment and administering an immunotherapy if said signature is notdetected. The method may further comprise administering an immunotherapyto the subject administered an agent capable of reducing the expressionor activity of said signature. The immunotherapy may comprise a checkpoint inhibitor or adoptive cell transfer (ACT). The adoptive celltransfer may comprise a CAR T cell or activated autologous T cells. Thecheckpoint inhibitor may comprise anti-CTLA4, anti-PD-L1 and/or anti-PD1therapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detecting theexpression or activity of an immunotherapy resistance gene signatureaccording to any embodiment herein in a tumor obtained from the subject,wherein if an immunotherapy resistance signature is detected thetreatment comprises administering an agent capable of modulatingexpression or activity of one or more genes or polypeptides in a networkof genes disrupted by perturbation of a gene selected from the groupconsisting of MAZ, NFKBIZ, MYC, ANXA1, SOX4, MT2A, PTP4A3, CD59, DLL3,SERPINE2, SERPINF1, PERP, EGR1, SERPINA3, SEMA3B, SMARCA4, IFNGR2, B2M,and PDL1.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising administeringto the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent: capableof modulating the expression or activity of one or more immunotherapyresistance signature genes or polypeptides; or capable of targeting orbinding to one or more cell surface exposed immunotherapy resistancesignature genes or polypeptides, wherein the gene or polypeptide isup-regulated in the ITR signature; or capable of targeting or binding toone or more receptors or ligands specific for a cell surface exposedimmunotherapy resistance signature gene or polypeptide, wherein the geneor polypeptide is up-regulated in the ITR signature; or comprising asecreted immunotherapy resistance signature gene or polypeptide, whereinthe gene or polypeptide is down-regulated in the ITR signature; orcapable of targeting or binding to one or more secreted immunotherapyresistance signature genes or polypeptides, wherein the genes orpolypeptides are up-regulated in the ITR signature; or capable oftargeting or binding to one or more receptors specific for a secretedimmunotherapy resistance signature gene or polypeptide, wherein thesecreted gene or polypeptide is up-regulated in the ITR signature; orcomprising a drug selected from Table 16, a PKC activator, an inhibitorof the NFκB pathway, an IGF1R inhibitor, or Reserpine. The agent capableof modulating the expression or activity of one or more immunotherapyresistance signature genes or polypeptides may comprise a CDK4/6inhibitor. The CDK4/6 inhibitor may comprise Abemaciclib. The method mayfurther comprise administering an immunotherapy to the subject. Theimmunotherapy may comprise a check point inhibitor. The checkpointinhibitor may comprise anti-CTLA4, anti-PD-L1 and/or anti-PD1 therapy.Not being bound by a theory, the CDK4/6 inhibitor may sensitize asubject to checkpoint blockade therapy. The agent may comprise atherapeutic antibody, antibody fragment, antibody-like protein scaffold,aptamer, protein, CRISPR system or small molecule. The agent capable oftargeting or binding to one or more cell surface exposed immunotherapyresistance signature polypeptides or one or more receptors specific fora secreted immunotherapy resistance signature gene or polypeptide maycomprise a CAR T cell capable of targeting or binding to one or morecell surface exposed immunotherapy resistance signature genes orpolypeptides or one or more receptors specific for a secretedimmunotherapy resistance signature gene or polypeptide.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofmonitoring a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising detectingthe expression or activity of an immunotherapy resistance gene signatureaccording to any embodiment herein in tumor samples obtained from thesubject for at least two time points. The at least one sample may beobtained before treatment. The at least one sample may be obtained aftertreatment.

The cancer according to any embodiment may be melanoma. The ITR genesignature may be expressed in response to administration of animmunotherapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting T cell infiltration of a tumor comprising detection inmalignant cells expression or activity of one or more genes selectedfrom the group consisting of: HLA-C, FGFR1, ITGB3, CD47, AHNAK, CTSD,TIMP1, SLC5A3, CST3, CD151, CCND3, MIA, CD58, CTSB, S100A6, EMP1, HLA-F,TSC22D3, ANXA1, KCNN4 and MT2A; or A2M, AEBP1, AHNAK, ANXA1, APOC2,APOD, APOE, ATP1A1, ATP1B1, C4A, CAPN3, CAV1, CD151, CD59, CD63, CDH19,CRYAB, CSPG4, CSRP1, CST3, CTSB, CTSD, DAG1, DDR1, DUSP6, ETV5, EVA1A,FBXO32, FCGR2A, FGFR1, GAA, GATSL3, GJB1, GRN, GSN, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-H,IFI35, IGFBP7, IGSF8, ITGA3, ITGA7, ITGB3, LAMP2, LGALS3, LOXL4, LRPAP1,LY6E, LYRM9, MATN2, MFGE8, MIA, MPZ, MT2A, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L6, NPC1,NPC2, NSG1, PERP, PKM, PLEKHB1, PROS1, PRSS23, PYGB, RDH5, ROPN1,S100A1, S100A13, S100A6, S100B, SCARB2, SCCPDH, SDC3, SEMA3B, SERPINA1,SERPINA3, SERPINE2, SGCE, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, SPON2, SPP1, TIMP1,TIMP2, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMEM255A, TMX4, TNFSF4, TPP1, TRIML2, TSC22D3,TXNIP, TYR, UBC and WBP2; or HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, B2M, TAPBP, IFI27,IFI35, IRF4, IRF9 and STAT2; or B2M, CTSB, CTSL1, HLA-B/C/F, HSPA1A,HSPA1B, NFKBIA and CD58, wherein detection indicates sensitivity toimmunotherapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting T cell exclusion of a tumor comprising detection in malignantcells expression or activity of one or more genes selected from thegroup consisting of: SERPINF1, RPL6, NOLC1, RSL1D1, ILF2, SOX4, ACTG1,C17orf76-AS1, PABPC1, RPS24, ADSL, C1QBP, PAICS, CTPS1, NF2, EIF2S3,RPL18 and RPL10A; or AHCY, BZW2, CCNB1IP1, CCT6A, EEF2, EIF3B, GGCT,ILF3, IMPDH2, MDH2, MYBBP1A, NT5DC2, PAICS, PFKM, POLD2, PTK7, SLC19A1,SMARCA4, STRAP, TIMM13, TOP1MT, TRAP1 and USP22; or MYC, STRAP andSMARCA4; or MYC, SNAI2 and SOX4, wherein detection indicates resistanceto immunotherapy.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a method ofdetecting an immunotherapy resistance gene signature in a tumorcomprising, detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subject in needthereof who has been treated with an immunotherapy the expression oractivity of a malignant cell gene signature comprising: one or more downregulated genes selected from the group consisting of genes associatedwith coagulation, apoptosis, TNF-α signaling via NFκb, Antigenprocessing and presentation, metallothionein and IFNGR2; and/or one ormore up regulated genes selected from the group consisting of genesassociated with negative regulation of angiogenesis and MYC targets.

In another aspect, the present invention provides for a kit comprisingreagents to detect at least one immunotherapy resistance signature geneor polypeptide according to the present invention. The kit may compriseat least one antibody, antibody fragment, or aptamer. The kit maycomprise primers and/or probes for quantitative RT-PCR or fluorescentlybar-coded oligonucleotide probes for hybridization to RNA.

It is noted that in this disclosure and particularly in the claimsand/or paragraphs, terms such as “comprises”, “comprised”, “comprising”and the like can have the meaning attributed to it in U.S. Patent law;e.g., they can mean “includes”, “included”, “including”, and the like;and that terms such as “consisting essentially of” and “consistsessentially of” have the meaning ascribed to them in U.S. Patent law,e.g., they allow for elements not explicitly recited, but excludeelements that are found in the prior art or that affect a basic or novelcharacteristic of the invention.

These and other aspects, objects, features, and advantages of theexample embodiments will become apparent to those having ordinary skillin the art upon consideration of the following detailed description ofillustrated example embodiments.

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The following detailed description, given by way of example, but notintended to limit the invention solely to the specific embodimentsdescribed, may best be understood in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings.

FIG. 1—Study design and T cell analysis of ICR. (A) Overview. 31 samplesfrom patients with metastatic melanoma (discovery cohort) were profiledby scRNA-sequencing (left), of which 15 were TN, 15 had ICI resistance(ICR) and one had clinical benefit (CB). Signatures were tested in twovalidation cohorts collected independently (right), with bulk RNA-seq ofmelanoma tumors from 112 patients who underwent biopsies prior toreceiving pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1; cohort 1) and from 26 patients, 12with matched pre-treatment and post-progression (ICR) biopsies (cohort2). (B-C) Distinct profiles of malignant and non-malignant cells. Shownare tSNE plots of single cell profiles (dots) from malignant (B) ornon-malignant (C) cells, shaded by post-hoc annotation (materials andmethods) or by patient. (D) Variation in T cells ICR. Shown is a tSNEplot of CD8 T cells that Applicants generated based on the genes of thetICR signatures, with cells shaded by treatment category (right),overall expression (OE) of the tICR signature (middle), and clonality(right). Larger dots: cells from large (>20 cells) clones. (E) Similarrelationship between exhaustion and cytotoxicity signatures in TN andICR CD8 T cells. For each cell (dot), the exhaustion (y axis) andcytotoxicity (x axis) scores are shown (materials and methods).: TN;:ICR;: CB. Cells from the CB patient have lower than expected exhaustionscores. (F) CD8 T cell clones. Shown is the distribution of clone sizes.Tumors with large (>20 cells) clones are marked. (G) Expanded cloneshave higher tICR expression. Box plots show the distribution of tICR OEscores (y axis) in CD8 T-cells from patients stratified by clinicalcontext and by overall clonality level. Left: only CD8 T-cells withreconstructed TCRs are shown; Right: only CD8 T-cells that were not fromthe three ICR patients with major clonal expansion are shown (right).Box-plots: the middle line represents the median; box edges are the25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles, and whiskers represent the most extremepoints that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; points beyond the distance areplotted as single points. (H) CD8 T cell specific cell-cycle program.Shown are the distribution of OE scores for the CD8 specific cell cycleprogram in malignant cells (left) and CD8 T cells (right). The p-valueswere computed by comparing the cycling and non-cycling cells in eachcell type with a one-sided t-test.

FIG. 2—Malignant cell ICR programs. (A) Robust classification by theoncogenic-ICR signature. Left: Box-plot shows the distribution of OEscores for the oncogenic-ICR signature in malignant cells from ICR andTN patients, when obtained in a cross-validation (CV) procedure andtested on withheld data. Middle line: median; box edges: 25^(th) and75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extreme points that do not exceed±IQR*1.5; further outliers are marked individually. Right: ReceiverOperating Characteristic (ROC) curve of the performances of differentsignatures in classifying cells as ICR or TN; the CV oncogenic-ICRsignature was obtained by leave-one (patient) out CV; the first andsecond Area under the curve (AUC) values are for classification of cellsand samples, respectively. (B) Genes in the oncogenic-ICR program.Heatmap shows the (centered and scaled) expression of the top 40oncogenic-ICR-up and oncogenic-ICR-down genes (columns) across themalignant cells (rows), sorted by TN or ICR tumors (shaded bar, left)and clustered within each class. Leftmost bar: cycling and non-cyclingcells within each group. Right: The OE of the oncogenic-ICR signaturefor each cell. (C) Differentially expressed gene sets in ICR vs. TNmalignant cells. Box-plots (formatted as in (A)) show the distributionof OE scores for each signature in malignant cells from ICR vs. TNtumors. (D-E) Inverse relationship of the oncogenic-ICR-down and -upprograms. Shown are the OE scores of the oncogenic-ICR-down (y-axis) andoncogenic-ICR-up (x-axis) programs in (D) the single cell profiles fromTN and ICR tumors, and in (E) lesions of cutaneous and uveal melanoma.The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and p-value are marked. (F)Workflow for identification of the exclusion signatures. (G-H)Congruence between the oncogenic-ICR and exclusion programs. (G) Violinplots of the distribution of OE scores of exclusion signatures acrossmalignant cells from ICR and TN patients. (H) Left: Heat map of the(centered and scaled) expression of the 40 most differentially expressedexclusion-up and exclusion-down (black) genes (columns) in the malignantcells (rows), sorted by ICR and TN tumors (left shaded bar) andclustered within class. Leftmost shaded bar labels cycling andnon-cycling (black) cells within each group. Gene names in theoncogenic-ICR-up or oncogenic-ICR-down signatures (table 5) are markedby shading, respectively. Right: OE scores of the exclusion signature ineach cell.

FIG. 3—The uICR program has immune evasion properties, and can bereversed by CDK4/6 inhibition. (A-C) Reversal of resistance programs bya CDK4/6 inhibitor, abemaciclib. (A) Significance (y axis,−log₁₀(p-value), Wilcoxon rank sum test) of induction (dark green) orrepression (light green) of each signatures in tumors from abemaciclibtreated mice compared to vehicle (31). (B) Distribution of uICR OEscores in breast cancer cell lines (M361, MCF and M453) treated withabemaciclib (“abe”) or with DMSO vehicle (“con”). Box-plots: the middleline represents the median; box edges are the 25^(th) and 75^(th)percentiles, and whiskers represent the most extreme points that do notexceed ±IQR*1.5; points beyond the distance are plotted as singlepoints. (C) The relative expression of the 40 most differentiallyexpressed uICR genes (rows) in abemaciclib-treated and control (purple)breast cancer cells lines (columns). Expression values are normalizedaccording to the cell-line specific expression in the control state ordenote over- or under-expression, respectively. Bottom: OE scores of theuICR signature for each cell line. (D) Higher uICR scores in uvealmelanoma. Shown are the distributions of OE scores of the uICR programin cutaneous (black) vs. uveal melanoma tumors from TCGA, scored afterfiltering TME contributions (materials and methods). P-value: t-test.(E) Suppression of cell-cell interactions in ICR. Bar plots show foreach malignant signature (x-axis) the number of genes (y-axis, top) inthe signature that can engage in a physical interaction with other celltypes and the corresponding statistical enrichment (y-axis,−log₁₀(P-value), hypergeometric test, bottom). Values above the dashedline are statistically significant.

FIG. 4—The resistance signatures in malignant cells are prognostic andpredictive in validation cohorts. (A) Resistance signatures predictmelanoma patient survival based in bulk RNA-seq from TCGA (37).Kaplan-Meier (KM) plots are stratified by high (top 25%), low (bottom25%), or intermediate (neither high nor low) expression of therespective signature. Pc p-values test if the signature further enhancesthe predictive power of models with T-cell infiltration levels as acovariate. See FIG. 11 for additional signatures. (B, C) Resistancesignatures distinguish clinical benefit (CB) and non-CB in mouse modelsand melanoma patients. Box plots show the distribution of the OE scoreof the uICR in bulk RNA-Seq from a lung cancer mouse model treated withanti-CTLA-4 therapy (35) (B) or from biopsies of melanoma patients priorto treatment with pembrolizumab (5). Middle line: median; box edges:25th and 75th percentiles, whiskers: most extreme points that do notexceed ±IQR*1.5; further outliers are marked individually. P-value:one-sided t-test. (D-F) Resistance signatures predict melanoma patientoutcomes following pembrolizumab treatment from pre-treatment RNA-Seq inan independent cohort of 112 patients. (D) KM plots of progression-freesurvival (PFS) for the 104 patients in the cohort with available PFSdata, when the patients are stratified by high (top 25%), low (bottom25%), or intermediate (neither high nor low) expression of therespective signature. Prediction is enhanced when controlling for cellcycle as a confounder (two right plots, materials and methods). SeeFIGS. 12 to 13. (E) Bar plot shows predictive value for PFS for the 104patients as in (D) with a COX regression model that accounts forinferred T-cell infiltration levels (−log₁₀(p-value), x axis). Lightbars: enhances PFS; grey bars: reduces PFS. Bars with black borderdenote the new signatures identified in this study for malignantresistance. Dashed line: p<0.05. Resistance signatures are significantlymore predictive compared to others (P=3.37*10⁻⁶, Wilcoxon-ranksumtest)). (F) Distribution of OE scores (y axis) of each signature in thepre-treatment bulk RNA-Seq profiles, showing patients with eitherintrinsic resistance (Non-CB, n=49) or with clinical benefit (CB, n=39),with the latter also further stratified based on duration of response(CB<6 mo, n=5; 6 mo <CB<1 year, n=9; CB>1 year, n=25). Twenty-fourpatients with unknown response or stable disease are not shown here (seeFIG. 14). Distinctions are enhanced when accounting for inferred T-cellinfiltration levels (right). P1 and P2 are the one-sided t-test p-valueobtained when comparing the non-CB patients to the CB or CB>1 yrpatients, respectively. The AUC at the top was obtained when predictinglong-term CB (CB>1 yr) in all patients with a recorder response (n=101).Box plots formatted as in (B). (G) Box-plots show the distribution of OEscores (y axis) of each signature in the pre-treatment bulk RNA-Seqprofiles, for patients with complete response (CR, n=14), partialresponse (PR, n=25), or progressive disease (PD, n=49). P is theone-sided t-test p-value obtained when comparing the CR patients to thePR and PD patients. The AUC at the top was obtained when predicting CRin all patients with a recorder response (n=101). (H) Bar plot showspredictive value for predicting complete response with the differentsignatures (−log₁₀(t-test p-value), x-axis) in 101 patients with arecorded response. Light bars: positive impact; grey bars: negativeimpact. Bars with black border denote the new signatures identified inthis study for malignant resistance. Dashed line: p=0.05. Resistancesignatures are significantly more predictive compared to othersignatures (P=1.64*10-8, Wilcoxon ranksum test). AUC values are markednext to the bar for each significant association. (I) Model for ICRbased on this study.

FIG. 5—Classification of malignant and non-malignant cells. (A) Inferredlarge-scale CNVs distinguish malignant (right) from nonmalignant (left)cells. Shown are the inferred CNVs (amplification, deletion) along thechromosomes (x axis) for cells (y axis) in two representative tumors.(B-E) Congruence between different assignment methods. (B) Each plotshows the relation between two different scorings, by showing for CD45⁻cells the distribution of scores (y axis) by one scheme, stratified totwo categories by another scheme. CNV: inference of malignant andnon-malignant CD45⁻ cells as in (A, materials and methods); signaturebased: assignment of CD45⁻ cells as malignant or stroma by scoring thecorresponding expression signatures (materials and methods);differential similarity to melanoma: assignment of CD45⁻ cells asmalignant or non-malignant by similarity to bulk melanoma tumorscompared to normal tissue. Middle line: median; box edges: 25th and 75thpercentiles; whiskers: most extreme points that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5;points beyond the distance: single points. (C) Distribution ofCNV-R-score for cells identified as malignant and non-malignant. TheCNV-R-score of a cell is defined as the Spearman correlation coefficient(r) between the cell's CNV profile and its tumor's inferred CNV profile(materials and methods). (D) The distribution of CNV-R-scores acrosseach identified cell type. (E) The CNV-R-score (y axis) at each overallCNV signal (materials and methods) for malignant and non-malignantcells; Non-malignant cells with values that exceed the dashed lines wereconsidered unresolved and were omitted from further analyses.

FIG. 6—Non-malignant cells. Shown are tSNE plots of all non-malignantcells (dots), shaded by (A) OE scores (bar) of well-established celltype markers (table 26C), or (B) detection of CD4 or CD8 (CD8A or CD8B).

FIG. 7—Cell type specific ICR signatures. Left panels: Box-plots showthe distribution of OE scores for the ICR signature in each cell type inICR and TN patients. Middle line: median; box edges: 25th and 75thpercentiles; whiskers: most extreme points that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5;points beyond the distance: single points. Middle and right panels:Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves of the performances ofdifferent signatures in classifying cells (middle) or samples (left) asICR or TN. (A) Malignant cells, (B) CD4 T cells, (C) CD8 T cells, (D) Bcells, (E) macrophages.

FIG. 8—Shift in the balance of cytotoxicity and exhaustion states in CD8T-cells in the patient with CB. (A) The distribution of expressionlevels of each of five key checkpoint genes in CD8 T cells from ICR, TN,and CB tumors. (B) Distinct relationship between exhaustion andcytotoxicity signatures in CD8 T cells from a CB patient. For each cell(dot) shown are the cytotoxicity (x-axis) and exhaustion (y-axis) scores(materials and methods), using different exhaustion signatures from (1)and (17). TN; ICR; CB. Cells from the CB patient have lower thanexpected exhaustion scores (p-values, hypergeometric test materials andmethods).

FIG. 9—Clonal expansion of CD8 T cells. (A) TCR reconstruction. Shown isthe fraction (y-axis) of T-cells with one (a or 13), both or no TCRchain reconstructed at full length (materials and methods). (B)Variation in CD8 T cell expansion across tumors. Violin plots show thedistribution of estimated proportions of CD8 T cell clones in eachtumor. Tumors are shaded by treatment group. The tumors of ICR patientshave higher T-cell clonal expansion (P=3.2*10⁻², one-sided Wilcoxonranksum test). (C,D) Persistence of clones over time in one patient(Mel75). Shown are the number (C) and relative proportions (D) of cellsin each clone for two post-ICI lesions collected, a year apart, frompatient Mel75.

FIG. 10—The relationship between the malignant ICR program and cellcycle. (A, B) Higher ICR in cycling cells. (A) Box plots of thedistribution of OE scores of the oncogenic-ICR signatures (y-axis) incycling and non-cycling cells from ICR and TN tumors (x-axis). Themiddle line represents the median; box edges are the 25^(th) and 75^(th)percentiles, and whiskers represent the most extreme points that do notexceed ±IQR*1.5; points beyond the distance are plotted as singlepoints. (B) Heatmap of the expression of ICR-up (bar) and down (blackbar) genes (rows) that are also induced (repressed) in cycling vs.non-cycling malignant cells. Cells (columns) are sorted by TN and ICRtumors and clustered within each set (bar on top); the cells' cyclingstatus in each category is marked by the bar on top. Bottom: OncogenicICR signature score (y axis) in each cell (x axis). (C) Abemaciclibrepresses the uICR program in breast cancer cell lines. Heatmap of therelative expression of all the uICR genes (rows) in Abemaciclib-treatedand control breast cancer cells lines (columns), based on the data in(24). Gene expression is relative to the basal expression level in eachcell line. Bottom: OE scores (y axis) of the uICR signature for eachcell line (x axis).

FIG. 11—The resistance signatures score in TCGA tumors predict survivalof melanoma patients. Kaplan-Meier (KM) plots stratified by high,intermediate or low OE of the respective signature in bulk RNA-Seq ofTCGA tumors. Pc p-values test if the signature further enhances thepredictive power of models with inferred T-cell infiltration levels as acovariate.

FIG. 12—The resistance signature scores in pre-treatment biopsiespredict response to anti-PD-1 therapy in an independent cohort. KM plotsof progression-free survival (PFS) for the 104 of 112 patients invalidation cohort 1 with PFS data, with patients stratified by high,intermediate and low OE score of the respective signature. Pc p-valuestest if the signature further enhances the predictive power of modelswith inferred T cell infiltration levels as a covariate.

FIG. 13—The predictive performance of resistance signatures is enhancedwhen controlling for the cell cycle. KM plots of progression-freesurvival (PFS) for the 104 of 112 patients in validation cohort 1 withPFS data, with patients stratified by high, intermediate and low OEscore of the respective, after controlling for cell cycle as aconfounding factor (materials and methods).

FIG. 14—The expression of the resistance signatures in 101 melanomapatients, stratified according to their clinical response topembrolizumab. Distribution of OE scores (y axis) of each signature inthe pre-treatment bulk RNA-Seq profiles, showing overall 101patientswith complete response (CR, n=14), partial response or stable disease(PR/SD, n=38), or progressive disease (PD, n=49). P is the one-sidedt-test p-value obtained when comparing the CR patients to the PR, SD andPD patients. AUC is also marked on top. Middle line: median; box edges:25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles; whiskers: most extreme points that donot exceed ±IQR*1.5.

FIG. 15—Pan-cancer analysis of the resistance signatures. Box-plots ofthe distribution of OE scores (x-axis) of the uICR signature in bulkRNA-seq profiles of 9,559 tumors across 33 cancer types (y-axis) fromTCGA either scored (A) “as-is” or (B) with a regression-based process tocontrol for TME-related signals (materials and methods). Middle line:median; box edges: 25th and 75th percentiles; whiskers: most extremepoints that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; points beyond the distance: singlepoints.

FIG. 16—An unbiased analysis reveals a malignant cell state linked toICR.

FIG. 17—An overview of the patients analyzed.

FIG. 18—Separation of immunotherapy treated and untreated tumors byPrinciple Component (PC) analysis.

FIG. 19—Correlation between the resistance signature and patients thatare naïve or resistant to immunotherapy.

FIG. 20—A leave-one-out cross validation analysis.

FIG. 21—Mutual exclusive expression of the ITR up and down genes acrossmalignant cells, and their anti-correlation in TCGA.

FIG. 22—Correlation between the resistance signature and MHC-Iexpression.

FIG. 23—Association of metallothionein expression and treated anduntreated subjects.

FIG. 24—Association of the resistance signature with prognosis.

FIG. 25—The resistance signature compared to other single-cell basedsignatures.

FIG. 26—The ITR signature is predictive of eventual outcome in bothmouse and human data.

FIG. 27—Association of complete responders and non-complete respondersto genes up-regulated post-treatment with immunotherapy.

FIG. 28—Association of complete responders and non-complete respondersto genes down-regulated post-treatment with immunotherapy.

FIG. 29—Malignant cells ITR signatures have higher exclusion signaturesand treatment naive malignant cells have higher infiltration signatures.

FIG. 30—Analysis of CD8 T cells.

FIG. 31—Analysis of CD8 T cells.

FIG. 32 Analysis of CD8 T cells.

FIG. 33—The CD8 ITR signature is strongly associated with clonalexpansion.

FIG. 34—An interaction map of genes in the ITR signature and immune andstromal genes.

FIG. 35—The number of interactions between differentially expressedmalignant genes and immune and stromal genes.

FIG. 36—ITR versus T cell scores in different cancers.

FIG. 37—ITR scores in two melanomas.

FIG. 38—tSNE analysis of ER+ metastatic breast cancer using singlenuclei RNA-seq (snRNA-seq) on fresh and frozen tissue samples.

FIG. 39—tSNE analysis of 22 colon cancer samples using scRNA-seq.

FIG. 40—The expanded T cell state is highly correlated with the overallT cell infiltration level of tumors in an independent lung cancer cohort(Table 10).

FIG. 41—CDK4/6 inhibitors sensitize melanoma cells.

FIG. 42—CDK4/6 inhibitors induce markers of differentiation, senescenceand immunogenicity in melanoma.

FIG. 43—CDK4/6 inhibitors eliminate a resistant subpopulation ofmelanoma cells.

FIG. 44—Identification of a T cell exclusion program in malignant cells.(A) Study overview. 31 tumors from melanoma patients (discovery cohort)were profiled by scRNA-seq (left, tan) and integrated analytically withbulk RNA-Seq data from TCGA (473 melanoma tumors). The discoveredprogram was tested in two validation cohorts of bulk RNA-Seq collectedindependently (right). (B) Analysis approach to discover malignant cellprograms associated with immune cell infiltration or exclusion. (C-D)Distinct profiles of malignant and nonmalignant cells. tSNE plots ofsingle cell profiles (dots) from malignant (C) or nonmalignant (D)cells, shaded by post-hoc annotation (Methods, D left) or by tumor (C, Dright). (E) Exclusion program. Expression (centered and scaled; bar) ofthe top genes (columns) in the exclusion program across the malignantcells (rows), sorted by untreated or post-treatment tumors (bar, left)and clustered within each class. Leftmost bar: cycling and non-cyclingcells within each group. Right: The overall expression (Methods) of theexclusion program in each cell. See also FIG. 51 and Tables 1, 2 and26C.

FIG. 45—Exclusion and resistance programs characterizing individualmalignant cells from patients who failed immunotherapy. (A)Post-treatment program in malignant cells. Left: The Overall expression(Methods) of the post-treatment program in malignant cells frompost-treatment and untreated patients, when obtained in across-validation (CV) procedure and tested on withheld data. Middleline: median; box edges: 25th and 75th percentiles, whiskers: mostextreme points that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; further outliers are markedindividually. Right: Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve ofthe performances of different programs in classifying cells aspost-treatment or untreated; the CV post-treatment signature wasobtained by leave-one (patient) out CV; the first and second Area Underthe Curve (AUC) values are for classification of cells and samples,respectively. (B) Significant overlap between the exclusion andpost-treatment programs. Venn diagram of the number of genes in eachprogram and in their overlap. P-value: hypergeometric test. (C) Programgenes. Expression (centered and scaled, bar) of the top genes (columns)in the post-treatment program across the malignant cells (rows), sortedby untreated or post-treatment tumors (bar, left) and clustered withineach class. Leftmost bar: cycling and non-cycling cells within eachgroup. Right: overall expression of the post-treatment program in eachcell. (D) Repressed and induced processes. The distribution of overallexpression scores of differentially expressed gene sets in malignantcells from post-treatment and untreated (gray) tumors (formatted as in(A)). (E) The exclusion program is higher in post-treatment malignantcells. The distribution of overall expression scores of the exclusionprogram in malignant cells from post-treatment and untreated (gray)tumors. See also Tables 5 and 8.

FIG. 46—The resistance program is a coherently regulated module thatrepresses cell-cell interactions. (A) The immune resistance program ishigher in uveal vs. cutaneous melanoma. The distribution of overallexpression scores of the immune resistance program in cutaneous vs.uveal melanoma tumors from TCGA, scored after filtering tumormicroenvironment contributions (Methods). (B) Cell-cell interactiongenes are repressed in the immune resistance program. The number ofgenes (y axis, top) in each part of the program encoding proteins thatengage in a physical interaction with other cell types and thesignificance of the corresponding enrichment (y axis, −log₁₀(P-value),hypergeometric test, bottom). Values above the dashed line arestatistically significant. (C-D) Co-regulation of the immune resistanceprogram. (C) The overall expression of the induced (x axis) andrepressed (y axis) parts of the immune resistance programs in eachmalignant cell (top, scRNA-seq data) and in cutaneous melanoma tumors(bottom, TCGA RNA-Seq data, after filtering tumor microenvironmentsignals). The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and p-value aremarked. (D) Gene-gene Pearson correlation coefficients (bar) between thegenes in the resistance program, across individual malignant cells fromthe same tumor (top, average coefficient) or across cutaneous melanomatumors from TCGA skin (bottom, after filtering tumor microenvironmenteffects). See also FIG. 52.

FIG. 47—The resistance program is associated with the cold niche insitu. (A-B) Multiplex imaging relates resistance program genes to hot orcold niches. Malignant cells expressing high or low/moderate proteinlevels of HLA-A (A) and c-Jun (B) and their proximity to CD3⁺ T cells orCD3⁺CD8⁺ T cells in three representative tumors. (C) Congruence ofmultiplex protein and scRNA-seq profiles. Left and middle: tSNE plots ofco-embedding of cells from the scRNA-seq data and the images of aspecific tumor (Mel112; others shown in FIG. 53), with cells shaded byclusters (top left), data source (bottom left), and source and cell type(right). Right: Log-odds ratio (bar, Methods) assessing for each pair ofcell types (rows, columns) if they are assigned to the same clustersignificantly more (>0) or less (<0) than expected by chance. See alsoFIG. 53.

FIG. 48—The resistance program is prognostic and predictive invalidation cohorts. (A) The program predicts melanoma patient survivalbased on bulk RNA-Seq from TCGA (Akbani et al., 2015). Kaplan-Meier (KM)plots stratified by high (top 25%), low (bottom 25%), or intermediate(remainder) expression of the respective program subset. P: COXregression p-value; Pc: COX regression p-value that tests if the programfurther enhances the predictive power of a model with inferred T cellinfiltration levels as a covariate. (B, C) Resistance signaturesdistinguish responders and non-responders in mouse models and melanomapatients. The distribution of overall expression of the resistanceprogram in bulk RNA-Seq from (B) a lung cancer mouse model treated withanti-CTLA-4 therapy (Lesterhuis et al., 2015) or (C) biopsies ofmelanoma patients collected prior to treatment with pembrolizumab (Hugoet al., 2016). Middle line: median; box edges: 25^(th) and 75^(th)percentiles, whiskers: most extreme points that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5;further outliers are marked individually. (D-F) The program predictsmelanoma patient outcomes following pembrolizumab treatment frompre-treatment RNA-Seq in an independent cohort of 112 patients. (D) KMplots of progression-free survival (PFS) for the 104 patients in thecohort with available PFS data, stratified by high (top 25%), low(bottom 25%), or intermediate (remainder) expression of the respectiveprogram subset. (E) Predictive value for PFS (−log₁₀(p-value), x axis,COX regression model that accounts for inferred T cell infiltrationlevels) for the 104 patients in (D). Bars: positive/negative correlationbetween expression and PFS. Black border: subsets of the resistanceprogram. Dashed line: p=0.05. (F) Overall expression of the resistanceprogram (y axis) in the pre-treatment bulk RNA-Seq profiles of patientswith intrinsic resistance (Non-CB, n=49) or clinical benefit (CB, n=39),latter further stratified by response duration (CB<6 mo, n=5; 6 mo<CB<1year, n=9; CB>1 year, n=25). Twenty four patients with unknown responseor stable disease are not shown here. P1 and P2: one-tailed t-testp-value when comparing the non-CB patients to the CB or to CB>1 yrpatients, respectively. AUC for predicting CB>1 yr in all patients witha recorded response (n=101) is denoted. Box plots formatted as in (B).(G) Overall expression values of the resistance program (y axis) in thepre-treatment bulk RNA-Seq profiles of patients with complete response(CR, n=14), partial response (PR, n=25), or progressive disease (PD,n=49). P: one-tailed t-test p-value comparing CR patients to PR and PDpatients. AUC for predicting CR in all patients with a recorded response(n=101). (H) Predictive value of different signatures for completeresponse (−log₁₀(t-test p-value), x axis) in 101 patients with arecorded response. Bars: expression associated with CR/non-CR,respectively. Black border: subsets of the resistance program. Dashedline: p=0.05. AUC values are marked next to the bar for each significantassociation. See also FIG. 54, 55, 57 and Table 10.

FIG. 49—The resistance program can be reversed by CDK4/6 inhibition.(A-C) Impact on breast cancer tumors and cell lines. (A) Significance (yaxis, −log₁₀(p-value), Wilcoxon rank sum test) of induction (dark green)or repression (light green) of the program subsets in breast cancertumors from abemaciclib treated mice compared to vehicle (Goel et al.,2017). (B) Overall expression of the program in breast cancer cell lines(M361, MCF and M453) treated with abemaciclib (“abe”) or with DMSOvehicle (“con”). Middle line: median; box edges: 25^(th) and 75^(th)percentiles, whiskers: most extreme points that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5;further outliers are marked individually. P-value: paired t-test. (C)Expression of 40 program genes (columns; shaded bar) that were mostdifferentially expressed in abemaciclib-treated vs. control breastcancer cells lines (rows). Expression is normalized to each cell line'scontrol. Right: overall expression values of the program for each cellline. (D-G) CDK4/6 inhibition reverses the program in melanoma celllines and induces the SASP. (D,E) tSNE plots of 4,024 IGR137 (D) and7,340 UACC257 (E) melanoma cells, shaded by (left to right): treatment,clusters, or the expression of a cell cycle signature, resistanceprogram, MITF signature, SASP signature and DNMT1. (F) Concentration(pg/ml, y axis) of secreted chemokines in the supernatant of melanomacells treated for 7 days with abemaciclib (500 nM) or with DMSO control.**P<0.01, ***P<0.001 t-test. (G) Senescence associatedalpha-galactosidase activity and morphological alterations in melanomacells treated for 10 days with abemaciclib (500 nM, right) vs. DMSOcontrol (left). See also FIG. 56 and Table 23.

FIG. 50—Immune resistance model. Malignant cells that evade the immunesystem have a unique transcriptional state, which distinguishes betweenresponders and non-responders to immunotherapy. This state is tightlylinked to the exclusion of T cells from the tumor, the repression ofSASP and cell-cell communication routes, and the inhibition of cytokinesecretion. CDK4/6 inhibition can reverse this state in malignant cells.

FIG. 51—Assignment of cells into cell types by scRNA-seq; related toFIG. 44. (A) Inferred large-scale CNVs distinguish malignant fromnonmalignant cells. Shown are the inferred CNVs (amplification,deletion) along the chromosomes (x axis) for cells (y axis) in tworepresentative tumors partitioned as malignant (left) or nonmalignant(right) by CD45 sorting and transcriptional features. (B-E) Congruencebetween different assignment methods. (B) Each plot shows the relationbetween two different scorings, by showing for CD45⁻ cells thedistribution of scores (y axis) by one scheme, stratified to twocategories by another scheme. CNV: inference of malignant andnonmalignant CD45⁻ cells (as in A, Methods); signature based: assignmentof CD45⁻ cells as malignant or stroma by scoring the correspondingexpression signatures (Methods); differential similarity to melanoma:assignment of CD45⁻ cells as malignant or nonmalignant by similarity tobulk melanoma tumors compared to normal tissue. Middle line: median; boxedges: 25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extreme pointsthat do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; further outliers are marked individually.(C) Distribution of CNV-R-scores for cells called as malignant ornonmalignant. The CNV-R-score of a cell is the Spearman correlationcoefficient (r) between the cell's CNV profile and its tumor's inferredCNV profile (Methods). (D) The distribution of CNV-R-scores across eachidentified cell subset. Box plots as in (B). (E) The CNV-R-score (yaxis) vs. the overall CNV signal (x axis, Methods) for malignant andnonmalignant cells; Nonmalignant cells with values that exceed thedashed lines were considered unresolved and were omitted from furtheranalyses. (F-G) tSNE plots of all nonmalignant cells (dots), shaded by(F) overall expression (bar) of well-established cell type markers(Table 26C), or (G) detection of CD4 or CD8 (CD8A or CD8B).

FIG. 52—Co-variation of the resistance signature genes across singlecells within each tumor; related to FIG. 46. Gene-gene Pearsoncorrelation coefficients (bar) between the genes in the resistanceprogram, across individual malignant cells from each specific tumor (aslabeled). Genes are sorted in the same order in all heatmaps (and inFIG. 46D). The consistent intra-tumor correlation suggests sharedregulation.

FIG. 53—Integrative analysis of scRNA-seq and spatial multiplex proteinIHC data; related to FIG. 47. (A-D) Integrative analysis of scRNA-seqand CyCIF multiplex protein data from each of four tumors: (A) Mel79,(B) Mel80, (C) Mel74, and (D) Mel89. Left: tSNE plots of co-embedding ofcells from scRNA-seq and images of each tumors, with cells shaded by(from left): clusters, data source, or source and cell type. Right:Log-odds ratio (bar, Methods) assessing for each pair of cell types(rows, columns) if they are assigned to the same cluster significantlymore (>0) or less (<0) than expected by chance.

FIG. 54—The immune resistance program predicts survival of TCGA melanomapatients; related to FIG. 48. Kaplan-Meier (KM) plots stratified byhigh, intermediate or low Over expression of the respective signature inbulk RNA-Seq of TCGA tumors. P: COX regression p-value; Pc: COXregression p-value that tests if the program further enhances thepredictive power of a model with inferred T cell infiltration levels asa covariate.

FIG. 55—The immune resistance program predicts response to anti-PD-1therapy in an independent cohort; related to FIG. 48. (A-E) KM plots ofprogression-free survival (PFS) for the 104 of 112 patients invalidation cohort 2 with PFS data, with patients stratified by high,intermediate and low over expression values of the respective signature,after controlling for cell cycle as a confounding factor (Methods). Pcp-values test if the signature further enhances the predictive power ofmodels with inferred T cell infiltration levels as a covariate. (F)Distribution of overall expression values (y axis) of each signature inthe pre-treatment bulk RNA-Seq profiles, showing overall 101 patientswith either complete response (CR, n=14), partial response/stabledisease (PR/SD, n=38), or progressive disease (PD, n=49). P is theone-sided t-test p-value obtained when comparing CR patients vs. PR, SDand PD patients. AUC is also marked on top. Middle line: median; boxedges: 25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extreme pointsthat do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; further outliers are marked individually.

FIG. 56—Relationship between the resistance program and cell cycle;related to FIG. 49. (A, B) Higher expression of the resistance programin cycling cells. (A) Distribution of overall expression values of theresistance program (y axis) in cycling and non-cycling cells from eitherpost-treatment or untreated tumors (x axis). Solid line: mean of therespective distribution; dashed line: mean across all malignant cells.(B) Expression of genes from the resistance program (rows) that are alsodifferentially expressed in cycling vs. non-cycling malignant cells.Cells (columns) are sorted by untreated and post-treatment tumors andclustered within each set (bar on top); the cells' cycling status ineach category is marked by the bar on top. (C) Abemaciclib represses theresistance program in breast cancer cell lines. The relative expressionof all genes in the resistance program (rows) in abemaciclib-treated andcontrol breast cancer cells lines (columns), based on the data in (Goelet al., 2017). Expression levels are relative to the basal expressionlevel in each cell line. Bottom: overall expression (y axis) of theresistance program in each cell line (x axis).

FIG. 57—Pan-cancer analysis of the resistance program; related to FIG.48. (A-B) Overall expression of the resistance program (x axis) in 9,559tumors from 33 cancer types (y axis) from TCGA. In (B) aregression-based approach controls for tumor microenvironment-relatedsignals (Methods). Middle line: median; box edges: 25^(th) and 75^(th)percentiles, whiskers: most extreme points that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5;further outliers are marked individually.

FIG. 58—B16 Study design. Mouse study using checkpoint inhibitors andCDK4/6 inhibitors.

FIG. 59—Growth curves. B16 implanted mice were treated as indicated andtumor growth was measured.

FIG. 60—Survival curves. B16 implanted mice were treated as indicatedand survival was measured.

FIG. 61—Growth curves. (A-C) Additional growth curves at day 4 (B) andday 7 (C). CD8 depletion shows dependence on CD8 T cells.

FIG. 62—Identification of a T cell exclusion program in malignant cells.(A) Study overview. (B) Method to discover malignant cell programsassociated with immune cell infiltration or exclusion. (C,D) Distinctprofiles of malignant and non-malignant cells. tSNE of single cellprofiles (dots) from malignant (C) or non-malignant (D) cells, shaded bypost-hoc annotation (D left) or by tumor (C, D right). In (C) onlytumors with at least 50 malignant cells are shown. (E) Exclusionprogram. Expression (centered and scaled; bar) of the top genes(columns) in the exclusion program across malignant cells (rows), sortedby untreated or post-treatment tumors (bar, left). Leftmost bar: cyclingand non-cycling (black) cells. Right: Overall Expression (OE) (Methods)of the exclusion program. See also FIGS. 69-70 and Tables 24-27.

FIG. 63—Exclusion and resistance programs characterizing individualmalignant cells from patients with resistance to ICI. (A) Post-treatmentprogram in malignant cells. Left: OE of the post-treatment program inmalignant cells from post-treatment and untreated patients, tested onwithheld data (Methods). Middle line: median; box edges: 25^(th) and75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extreme points that do not exceed

IQR*1.5; further outliers are marked individually. Right: Theperformances of different programs in classifying cells aspost-treatment or untreated; the first and second Area Under the Curve(AUC) values are for classifying cells and samples, respectively. (B)Significant overlap between the exclusion and post-treatment programs.(C) Expression (centered and scaled, bar) of the top genes (columns) inthe post-treatment program across malignant cells (rows), sorted byuntreated or post-treatment tumors (bar, left). Leftmost bar: cyclingand non-cycling cells. Right: OE of the post-treatment program. (D)Distribution of OE scores (as in (A)) of differentially expressed genesets in malignant cells from post-treatment and untreated tumors. (E)Distribution of OE scores (as in (A)) of the exclusion program inmalignant cells from post-treatment and untreated tumors. See also FIG.70 and Tables 27-28.

FIG. 64—The resistance program is a coherently regulated module thatrepresses cell-cell interactions. (A) Distribution of program OE scoresin cutaneous vs. uveal melanoma from TCGA, after filteringmicroenvironment contributions (Methods). (B) Right: Number of genes ineach part of the program that mediate physical interactions with othercell types, and the significance of the corresponding enrichment. Dashedline: statistical significance. (C-D) Co-regulation of the program. (C)OE of the induced and repressed parts of the immune resistance programsin malignant cells (left, scRNA-seq data) and cutaneous melanoma tumors(right, TCGA RNA-Seq data, after filtering microenvironment signals).Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and p-value are marked. (D) Pearsoncorrelation coefficients (bar) between the program's genes, acrossmalignant cells from the same tumor (left, average coefficient) oracross cutaneous melanoma from TCGA (right, after filteringmicroenvironment effects). See also FIG. 71.

FIG. 65—The resistance program is associated with the cold niche insitu. (A,B) Congruence of in situ multiplex protein and scRNA-seqprofiles. (A) Co-embedding of profiles from scRNA-seq and multipleximaging of the Mel112 tumor (others in FIG. 72), with cells shaded byclusters (top left), data source (bottom left), or source and cell type(right). (B) Log-odds ratio (bar, Methods) assessing for each pair ofcell types (rows, columns) if they are assigned to the same clustersignificantly more (>0) or less (<0) than expected by chance. (C-D)Multiplex imaging relates program genes to hot or cold niches. Malignantcells expressing high or low/moderate levels of the MHC Class I (C) andc-Jun (D) proteins and their proximity to CD3⁺ T cells or CD3⁺CD8⁺ Tcells in three representative tumors. See also FIG. 72.

FIG. 66—The resistance program is prognostic and predictive invalidation cohorts. (A) The program predicts melanoma patient survivalin bulk RNA-Seq from TCGA. Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves stratified by high(top 25%), low (bottom 25%), or intermediate (remainder) OE of therespective program. Number of subjects at risk indicated at the bottomof the KM curves for five time points. P: COX regression p-value; Pc:COX regression p-value that tests if the program enhances the predictivepower of a model with inferred T cell infiltration levels as acovariate. (B, C) Distribution of OE of the resistance program in bulktumors from (B) a lung cancer mouse model treated with anti-CTLA-4therapy (Lesterhuis et al., 2015) or (C) melanoma patients prior topembrolizumab treatment (Hugo et al., 2016). Middle line: median; boxedges: 25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extreme pointsthat do not exceed

IQR*1.5; outliers are marked individually. (D-F) The program predictsICI responses in Validation cohort 2. (D) KM plots for PFS for the 104patients in the cohort with available PFS data, stratified by high (top25%), low (bottom 25%), or intermediate (remainder) OE of the respectiveprogram (Methods). (E) OE of the resistance program (y axis) in thepre-treatment profiles of patients with intrinsic resistance (PD, n=49)or objective response (OR, n=39), the latter further stratified byresponse duration. Patients with unknown response or stable disease arenot shown. P1 and P2: one-tailed t-test p-value when comparing the PDpatients to all the OR patients or to OR>1 yr patients, respectively.AUC for predicting OR>1 yr in all patients with a recorded response(n=101) is denoted. Formatted as in (B). (F) OE scores of the resistanceprogram (y axis) in the pre-treatment bulk RNA-Seq profiles of patientswith complete response (CR, n=14), partial response (PR, n=25), orprogressive disease (PD, n=49). P: one-tailed t-test p-value comparingCR patients to PR and PD patients. AUC for predicting CR in all patientswith a recorded response (n=101). (G,H) Predictive value (y axis)compared to alternative signature-based predictors. Blue/grey bars:signatures positively/negatively associated with response. Black outlineof bars: subsets of the resistance program denoted with numbered legendsat the bottom. Dashed line: p=0.05. (G) Predictive value for PFS (P^(c)as in (D), STAR Methods). (H) Predictive value for complete response.See also FIGS. 73-74 and Table 29.

FIG. 67—The resistance program can be reversed by CDK4/6 inhibition. (A)OE of the resistance program across cancer cell lines which areresistant or sensitive to both abemaciclib and palbociclib. (B-D) Impactof CDK4/6i on breast cancer tumors and cell line profiles. (B)Significance (y axis, −log¹⁰(p-value), Wilcoxon rank sum test) ofinduction (dark) or repression (light) of the program subsets in tumorsfrom abemaciclib treated mice compared to vehicle (Goel et al., 2017).(C) OE of the program in cell lines (M361, M453, and MCF) treated withabemaciclib (“abe”) or with DMSO vehicle (“con”). Middle line: median;box edges: 25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extremepoints that do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; outliers are marked individually.P-value: paired t-test. (D) Expression of 40 program genes (columns)that were most differentially expressed in abemaciclib-treated vs.control (purple) cells lines (rows) (Methods). Expression is normalizedin each cell line. Right: OE scores for each cell line. (E-H) CDK4/6ireverses the program in RB1-sufficient melanoma cell lines and inducesthe SASP. (E,F) tSNE of 4,024 IGR137 (E) and 7,340 UACC257 (F) melanomacells, shaded by (1) treatment, (2) clusters, or the expression of (3)cell cycle signature, (4) resistance program, (5) MITF signature, (6)SASP signature and (7) DNMT1. (G) Concentration (pg/ml, y axis) ofsecreted chemokines in the supernatant of melanoma cells treated for 7days with abemaciclib (500 nM) or with DMSO control. **P<0.01,***P<0.001 t-test (Table 30B). (G) Senescence-associated β-galactosidaseactivity and morphological alterations in melanoma cells treated for 10days with abemaciclib (500 nM, right) vs. DMSO control (left). See alsoFIG. 75 and Table 30.

FIG. 68—CDK4/6 inhibition combined with immunotherapy improves responseand survival in vivo. (A) Study design. n=9-19 per treatment group. (B)Rate of tumor outgrowth (ratio for every graph) is reduced in animalstreated with phased combination (ICI followed by ICI plus abemaciclib)and (C) results in higher survival rates compared to other treatments.(D) Immune resistance model. See also FIG. 75.

FIG. 69—Cell type assignments; related to FIG. 62. (A) Inferredlarge-scale CNVs distinguish malignant from nonmalignant cells. Theinferred CNVs (amplification; deletion) of two representative tumors(Mel79 and Mel102) are shown along the chromosomes (x axis) for cells (yaxis) that were classified as malignant (left) or non-malignant (right)according CD45 sorting and transcriptional features. (B-E) Congruencebetween different assignment methods (Methods). (B) Each plot shows thedistribution of scores (y axis) by one scheme, when assigning the CD45⁻cells to malignant and nonmalignant cells according to anther scheme.Each scheme evaluates the likelihood that a given cell is malignant in adifferent way: CNV inference (as in A); the overall expression ofmelanoma and stroma cell signatures; differential similarity to bulkmelanoma tumors compared to normal tissue. Middle line: median; boxedges: 25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extreme pointsthat do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; further outliers are marked individually.(C) Distribution of CNV-R-scores for cells classified as malignant ornon-malignant. The CNV-R-score of a cell is the Spearman correlationcoefficient (e) between the cell's CNV profile and its tumor's inferredCNV profile (Methods). (D) The distribution of CNV-R-scores across eachidentified cell subset. Box plots as in (B). (E) The CNV-R-score (yaxis) vs. the overall CNV signal (x axis, Methods) for malignant andnon-malignant cells; Nonmalignant cells with values that exceed thedashed lines were considered unresolved and were omitted from furtheranalyses. (F-G) tSNE plots of all non-malignant cells (dots), shaded by(F) overall expression (bar) of de novo cell type signatures (Table26B), and (G) detection of T cell markers CD4 or CD8 (CD8A or CD8B), andB cell markers (CD19 and CD22).

FIG. 70—The immune resistance program is robust to varying definitionsof T cell infiltration and can be decoupled from cell cycle; related toFIGS. 62-63. (A-C) Congruence between the transcriptional programs inmalignant that are associated with the exclusion of different T cellsubsets. (A) The inferred abundance of different T cell subsets ishighly correlated across TCGA melanoma tumors. Pearson correlationcoefficient (bar) between the inferred proportions of T cells ofdifferent subsets. (B,C) Overlap (B, Jaccard similarity coefficient) andcorrelation in expression across melanoma cells (C, left) or bulk tumors(C, middle and right) between malignant cell programs associated withthe exclusion of different T cell subsets (rows, columns). (D)Congruence between exclusion programs derived with and withoutcontrolling for the cell cycle. Venn diagrams show the number of genesshared in upregulated (left) and downregulated (right) portions ofindicated programs when they are derived with (top) and without (bottom)regressing out cell cycle from the scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-Seq data. (E)Resistance program is stronger in cycling cells even when filtering cellcycle effects. The distribution of Overall Expression scores of theresistance program (y axis) derived with (right) and without (left)filtering out cell cycle effects (Methods). Solid line: mean of therespective distribution; dashed line: mean across all malignant cells.(F-G) Regression of cell cycle effects masks differences between cyclingand non-cycling cells, but preserves differences in the resistanceprogram. (F) Expression of cell cycle genes (columns) across themalignant cells (rows), with (left) and without (right) regressing outcell cycle. Cells are sorted as cycling or non-cycling (red/black,respectively; leftmost bar). (G) Expression of genes in the exclusion(right) and post-treatment (left) programs (columns), after regressingout cell cycle from the data. Cells (rows) are sorted by untreated andpost-treatment tumors (right bar) and clustered within each set;rightmost bar: cycling status.

FIG. 71—Co-variation of the immune resistance program genes acrosssingle cells within each tumor; related to FIG. 64. Gene-gene Pearsoncorrelation coefficients (bar) between the genes in the resistanceprogram, across individual malignant cells from each specific tumor (aslabeled). Genes are sorted in the same order in all heatmaps (and inFIG. 64D). The consistent intra-tumor correlation suggests sharedregulation.

FIG. 72—Integrative analysis of scRNA-seq and in situ immunofluorescencedata; related to FIG. 65. (A-D) Integrative analysis of scRNA-seq andCyCIF multiplex protein data (Methods) from each of four representativetumors: (A) Mel79, (B) Mel80, (C) Mel74, and (D) Mel89. Left: tSNE plotsof co-embedding of cells from scRNA-seq and images of each tumors, withcells shaded by (from left): clusters, data source, or combined sourceand cell type. Right: Log-odds ratio (bar, STAR Methods) assessing foreach pair of cell types (rows, columns) if they are assigned to the samecluster significantly more (>0) or less (<0) than expected by chance.

FIG. 73—The immune resistance program predicts survival of TCGA melanomapatients; related to FIG. 66. (A-D) Kaplan-Meier (KM) plots stratifiedby high, intermediate or low Overall Expression of the respectivesignature in bulk RNA-Seq of TCGA tumors. P: COX regression p-value; Pc:COX regression p-value that tests if the program further enhances thepredictive power of a model with inferred CD8⁺ T cell infiltrationlevels as a covariate compared to its prognostic value alone (E). Thenumber of subjects at risk are indicated for each group at the bottom ofthe KM curves for five different time points.

FIG. 74—The immune resistance program predicts response to anti-PD-1therapy in an independent cohort; related to FIG. 66. (A-E) KM plots ofprogression-free survival (PFS) for the 104 of 112 patients invalidation cohort 2 with PFS data, with patients stratified by high,intermediate and low Overall Expression values of the respectivesignature (labeled on top, see Tables 24C), after controlling for cellcycle as a confounding factor (Methods). Pc p-values test if thesignature further enhances the predictive power of models with inferredCD8⁺ T cell infiltration levels as a covariate. The number of subjectsat risk are indicated for each group at the bottom of the KM curves forsix different time points.

FIG. 75—The immune resistance program in cell cultures, mouse celllines, and various tumor types; related to FIGS. 67-68. (A) Thedistribution of the immune resistance scores across three human melanomacell lines, in control conditions and following abemaciclib treatment.(B) The transcriptional state of patient-derived melanoma cells grown inmonoculture or in co-culture with autologous ex vivo expanded TILs, withand without abemaciclib; right: tSNE plots; left: the fraction of immuneresistant and sensitive cells in each condition. (C,D) Differences inexpression of the resistance program are aligned with the differentlevel of resistance of mouse cell line models to ICI. (C) Distributionof Overall Expression of the resistance program (x axis) across singlecells of three mouse cell lines (B16, CT26 and MC38) grown in in vitromonocultures. (D) Heatmap (bottom) shows genes (rows) from the immuneresistance program that are differentially expressed between MC38 (bar),CT26 (green bar) and B16 (red bar) cells (columns) by the comparisonsindicated on the left bar and legend; cells are first sorted by modeland then by Overall Expression of the resistance program (top); thecorresponding cell cycle score are shown in the middle panel. (E,F) Totest the effect of CD8⁺ T cell depletion on response to phasedcombination of CDK4/6i and immunotherapy. B16 cells were implanted inC7BL/6 mice and treated with either vehicle control (n=5), phasedcombination of ICI and abemaciclib (n=10) or phased combinationfollowing CD8⁺ T cell depletion (n=9, STAR Methods). (E) The reductionin tumor outgrowth rate seen with phased therapy is lost in animalswithout CD8⁺ T cells. (F) KM survival curves of animals in (E). (G,H)The resistance program across tumor types. Distribution of OverallExpression scores of the resistance program (x axis) in 9,559 tumorsfrom 33 cancer types (y axis) from TCGA, either scored as-is (G) or witha regression-based approach that controls for tumormicroenvironment-related signals (H, Methods). Middle line: median; boxedges: 25^(th) and 75^(th) percentiles, whiskers: most extreme pointsthat do not exceed ±IQR*1.5; further outliers are marked individually.

FIG. 76—In vivo perturbation of tumor cells. tSNE analysis of B16 cellsimplanted subcutaneously into B6 animals followed by treatment witheither vehicle, abemaciclib alone, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)alone or ICI plus abema.

FIG. 77—Ex vivo perturb-seq. Ex vivo melanoma cells obtained from ahuman patient were perturbed with a CRISPR system including barcodedguide sequences targeting the indicated genes. The barcodes from thisexperiment were isolated and sequenced. The graph indicates the barcodedetection.

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Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this disclosure pertains. Definitions of common termsand techniques in molecular biology may be found in Molecular Cloning: ALaboratory Manual, 2^(nd) edition (1989) (Sambrook, Fritsch, andManiatis); Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 4th edition (2012)(Green and Sambrook); Current Protocols in Molecular Biology (1987) (F.M. Ausubel et al. eds.); the series Methods in Enzymology (AcademicPress, Inc.): PCR 2: A Practical Approach (1995) (M. J. MacPherson, B.D. Hames, and G. R. Taylor eds.): Antibodies, A Laboraotry Manual (1988)(Harlow and Lane, eds.): Antibodies A Laboraotry Manual, 2nd edition2013 (E. A. Greenfield ed.); Animal Cell Culture (1987) (R. I. Freshney,ed.); Benjamin Lewin, Genes IX, published by Jones and Bartlet, 2008(ISBN 0763752223); Kendrew et al. (eds.), The Encyclopedia of MolecularBiology, published by Blackwell Science Ltd., 1994 (ISBN 0632021829);Robert A. Meyers (ed.), Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: aComprehensive Desk Reference, published by VCH Publishers, Inc., 1995(ISBN 9780471185710); Singleton et al., Dictionary of Microbiology andMolecular Biology 2nd ed., J. Wiley & Sons (New York, N.Y. 1994), March,Advanced Organic Chemistry Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure 4th ed.,John Wiley & Sons (New York, N.Y. 1992); and Marten H. Hofker and Janvan Deursen, Transgenic Mouse Methods and Protocols, 2nd edition (2011)

As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” include bothsingular and plural referents unless the context clearly dictatesotherwise.

The term “optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequent describedevent, circumstance or substituent may or may not occur, and that thedescription includes instances where the event or circumstance occursand instances where it does not.

The recitation of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers andfractions subsumed within the respective ranges, as well as the recitedendpoints.

The terms “about” or “approximately” as used herein when referring to ameasurable value such as a parameter, an amount, a temporal duration,and the like, are meant to encompass variations of and from thespecified value, such as variations of +/−10% or less, +/−5% or less,+/−1% or less, and +/−0.1% or less of and from the specified value,insofar such variations are appropriate to perform in the disclosedinvention. It is to be understood that the value to which the modifier“about” or “approximately” refers is itself also specifically, andpreferably, disclosed.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment”, “anembodiment,” “an example embodiment,” means that a particular feature,structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodimentis included in at least one embodiment of the present invention. Thus,appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment,” “in an embodiment,” or“an example embodiment” in various places throughout this specificationare not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but may.Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics maybe combined in any suitable manner, as would be apparent to a personskilled in the art from this disclosure, in one or more embodiments.Furthermore, while some embodiments described herein include some butnot other features included in other embodiments, combinations offeatures of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope ofthe invention. For example, in the appended claims, any of the claimedembodiments can be used in any combination.

Reference is made to international patent application serial numberPCT/US18/25507, filed Mar. 30, 2018.

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Overview

Embodiments disclosed herein provide methods and compositions fordetecting and modulating an immunotherapy resistance gene signature incancer. Embodiments disclosed herein also provide for diagnosing,prognosing, monitoring and treating tumors based on detection of animmunotherapy resistance gene signature.

As used herein, the immunotherapy resistance signature is referred to as“ITR”, “immunotherapy resistance signature”, “ICR”, “immune checkpointinhibitor resistance”, “mICR”, “malignant immune checkpoint inhibitorresistance”, “PIT”, “post-immunotherapy”, oncogenic-ICR”, “unified-ICR”,“uICR”, “uICR-up”, “uICR-down”, “refined uICR”, “immune resistant”,“refined immune resistant”, “functional immune resistance”, “posttreatment”, “exclusion-up”, or “exclusion-down”. All of these terms maybe used in reference to a gene signature in malignant cells from asubject that is resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Inregards to the exclusion signatures, these signatures refer tosignatures in malignant cells that correlate to immune cell exclusion.In other words, exclusion-up refers to genes that are upregulated inmalignant cells and that are correlated with exclusion, whileexclusion-down refer to genes downregulated in malignant cells that arecorrelated with exclusion. In certain embodiments, exclusion-down refersto genes upregulated when there is immune cell infiltration and thus canbe referred to as the infiltration signature. In regards to “oncogenicICR”, “mICR”, “malignant immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance”,“Post-treatment”, “PIT”, or “post-immunotherapy”, these terms all referto genes differentially expressed in malignant cells afterimmunotherapy. All of “unified-ICR”, “uICR”, “uICR-up”, “uICR-down”,“refined uICR”, “refined immune resistant”, “functional immuneresistance” refer to an immunotherapy resistant signature that includesgenes from the post immunotherapy and exclusion signatures. “Immuneresistance, “unified-ICR” or “uICR” refers to all genes in the exclusionsignature and post treatment signature. The “functional immuneresistance”, “refined uICR” and “refined immune resistant” signaturesare shortened lists from the immune resistance signature that includethe best performing genes from the exclusion and post treatmentsignatures for predicting immunotherapy sensitivity. In regards to CD8 Tcells “tICR” refers to T cell immune checkpoint inhibitor resistancesignature.

As used herein the term “cancer-specific survival” refers to thepercentage of patients with a specific type and stage of cancer who havenot died from their cancer during a certain period of time afterdiagnosis. The period of time may be 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, etc.,with 5 years being the time period most often used. Cancer-specificsurvival is also called disease-specific survival. In most cases,cancer-specific survival is based on causes of death listed in medicalrecords.

As used herein the term “relative survival” refers to a method used toestimate cancer-specific survival that does not use information aboutthe cause of death. It is the percentage of cancer patients who havesurvived for a certain period of time after diagnosis compared to peoplewho do not have cancer.

As used herein the term “overall survival” refers to the percentage ofpeople with a specific type and stage of cancer who have not died fromany cause during a certain period of time after diagnosis.

As used herein the term “disease-free survival” refers to the percentageof patients who have no signs of cancer during a certain period of timeafter treatment. Other names for this statistic are recurrence-free orprogression-free survival.

As used herein a “signature” may encompass any gene or genes, protein orproteins, or epigenetic element(s) whose expression profile or whoseoccurrence is associated with a specific cell type, subtype, or cellstate of a specific cell type or subtype within a population of cells(e.g., immune evading tumor cells, immunotherapy resistant tumor cells,tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, macrophages). In certain embodiments,the expression of the immunotherapy resistant, T cell signature and/ormacrophage signature is dependent on epigenetic modification of thegenes or regulatory elements associated with the genes. Thus, in certainembodiments, use of signature genes includes epigenetic modificationsthat may be detected or modulated. For ease of discussion, whendiscussing gene expression, any of gene or genes, protein or proteins,or epigenetic element(s) may be substituted. As used herein, the terms“signature”, “expression profile”, or “expression program” may be usedinterchangeably. It is to be understood that also when referring toproteins (e.g. differentially expressed proteins), such may fall withinthe definition of “gene” signature. Levels of expression or activity maybe compared between different cells in order to characterize or identifyfor instance signatures specific for cell (sub)populations. Increased ordecreased expression or activity or prevalence of signature genes may becompared between different cells in order to characterize or identifyfor instance specific cell (sub)populations. The detection of asignature in single cells may be used to identify and quantitate forinstance specific cell (sub)populations. A signature may include a geneor genes, protein or proteins, or epigenetic element(s) whose expressionor occurrence is specific to a cell (sub)population, such thatexpression or occurrence is exclusive to the cell (sub)population. Agene signature as used herein, may thus refer to any set of up- and/ordown-regulated genes that are representative of a cell type or subtype.A gene signature as used herein, may also refer to any set of up- and/ordown-regulated genes between different cells or cell (sub)populationsderived from a gene-expression profile. For example, a gene signaturemay comprise a list of genes differentially expressed in a distinctionof interest.

The signature as defined herein (being it a gene signature, proteinsignature or other genetic or epigenetic signature) can be used toindicate the presence of a cell type, a subtype of the cell type, thestate of the microenvironment of a population of cells, a particularcell type population or subpopulation, and/or the overall status of theentire cell (sub)population. Furthermore, the signature may beindicative of cells within a population of cells in vivo. The signaturemay also be used to suggest for instance particular therapies, or tofollow up treatment, or to suggest ways to modulate immune systems. Thesignatures of the present invention may be discovered by analysis ofexpression profiles of single-cells within a population of cells fromisolated samples (e.g. tumor samples), thus allowing the discovery ofnovel cell subtypes or cell states that were previously invisible orunrecognized. The presence of subtypes or cell states may be determinedby subtype specific or cell state specific signatures. The presence ofthese specific cell (sub)types or cell states may be determined byapplying the signature genes to bulk sequencing data in a sample. Notbeing bound by a theory the signatures of the present invention may bemicroenvironment specific, such as their expression in a particularspatio-temporal context. Not being bound by a theory, signatures asdiscussed herein are specific to a particular pathological context. Notbeing bound by a theory, a combination of cell subtypes having aparticular signature may indicate an outcome. Not being bound by atheory, the signatures can be used to deconvolute the network of cellspresent in a particular pathological condition. Not being bound by atheory the presence of specific cells and cell subtypes are indicativeof a particular response to treatment, such as including increased ordecreased susceptibility to treatment. The signature may indicate thepresence of one particular cell type. In one embodiment, the novelsignatures are used to detect multiple cell states or hierarchies thatoccur in subpopulations of cells that are linked to particularpathological condition, or linked to a particular outcome or progressionof the disease, or linked to a particular response to treatment of thedisease (e.g. resistance to immunotherapy).

The signature according to certain embodiments of the present inventionmay comprise or consist of one or more genes, proteins and/or epigeneticelements, such as for instance 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more. Incertain embodiments, the signature may comprise or consist of two ormore genes, proteins and/or epigenetic elements, such as for instance 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more. In certain embodiments, the signaturemay comprise or consist of three or more genes, proteins and/orepigenetic elements, such as for instance 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ormore. In certain embodiments, the signature may comprise or consist offour or more genes, proteins and/or epigenetic elements, such as forinstance 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more. In certain embodiments, thesignature may comprise or consist of five or more genes, proteins and/orepigenetic elements, such as for instance 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more. Incertain embodiments, the signature may comprise or consist of six ormore genes, proteins and/or epigenetic elements, such as for instance 6,7, 8, 9, 10 or more. In certain embodiments, the signature may compriseor consist of seven or more genes, proteins and/or epigenetic elements,such as for instance 7, 8, 9, 10 or more. In certain embodiments, thesignature may comprise or consist of eight or more genes, proteinsand/or epigenetic elements, such as for instance 8, 9, 10 or more. Incertain embodiments, the signature may comprise or consist of nine ormore genes, proteins and/or epigenetic elements, such as for instance 9,10 or more. In certain embodiments, the signature may comprise orconsist of ten or more genes, proteins and/or epigenetic elements, suchas for instance 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, or more. It is to be understoodthat a signature according to the invention may for instance alsoinclude genes or proteins as well as epigenetic elements combined.

In certain embodiments, a signature is characterized as being specificfor a particular cell or cell (sub)population if it is upregulated oronly present, detected or detectable in that particular cell or cell(sub)population, or alternatively is downregulated or only absent, orundetectable in that particular cell or cell (sub)population. In thiscontext, a signature consists of one or more differentially expressedgenes/proteins or differential epigenetic elements when comparingdifferent cells or cell (sub)populations, including comparing differentimmune cells or immune cell (sub)populations (e.g., T cells), as well ascomparing immune cells or immune cell (sub)populations with other immunecells or immune cell (sub)populations. It is to be understood that“differentially expressed” genes/proteins include genes/proteins whichare up- or down-regulated as well as genes/proteins which are turned onor off. When referring to up- or down-regulation, in certainembodiments, such up- or down-regulation is preferably at leasttwo-fold, such as two-fold, three-fold, four-fold, five-fold, or more,such as for instance at least ten-fold, at least 20-fold, at least30-fold, at least 40-fold, at least 50-fold, or more. Alternatively, orin addition, differential expression may be determined based on commonstatistical tests, as is known in the art.

As discussed herein, differentially expressed genes/proteins, ordifferential epigenetic elements may be differentially expressed on asingle cell level, or may be differentially expressed on a cellpopulation level. Preferably, the differentially expressedgenes/proteins or epigenetic elements as discussed herein, such asconstituting the gene signatures as discussed herein, when as to thecell population level, refer to genes that are differentially expressedin all or substantially all cells of the population (such as at least80%, preferably at least 90%, such as at least 95% of the individualcells). This allows one to define a particular subpopulation of cells.As referred to herein, a “subpopulation” of cells preferably refers to aparticular subset of cells of a particular cell type (e.g., resistant)which can be distinguished or are uniquely identifiable and set apartfrom other cells of this cell type. The cell subpopulation may bephenotypically characterized, and is preferably characterized by thesignature as discussed herein. A cell (sub)population as referred toherein may constitute of a (sub)population of cells of a particular celltype characterized by a specific cell state.

When referring to induction, or alternatively reducing or suppression ofa particular signature, preferable is meant induction or alternativelyreduction or suppression (or upregulation or downregulation) of at leastone gene/protein and/or epigenetic element of the signature, such as forinstance at least two, at least three, at least four, at least five, atleast six, or all genes/proteins and/or epigenetic elements of thesignature.

Various aspects and embodiments of the invention may involve analyzinggene signatures, protein signature, and/or other genetic or epigeneticsignature based on single cell analyses (e.g. single cell RNAsequencing) or alternatively based on cell population analyses, as isdefined herein elsewhere.

The invention further relates to various uses of the gene signatures,protein signature, and/or other genetic or epigenetic signature asdefined herein, as well as various uses of the immune cells or immunecell (sub)populations as defined herein. Particular advantageous usesinclude methods for identifying agents capable of inducing orsuppressing particular immune cell (sub)populations based on the genesignatures, protein signature, and/or other genetic or epigeneticsignature as defined herein. The invention further relates to agentscapable of inducing or suppressing particular immune cell(sub)populations based on the gene signatures, protein signature, and/orother genetic or epigenetic signature as defined herein, as well astheir use for modulating, such as inducing or repressing, a particulargene signature, protein signature, and/or other genetic or epigeneticsignature. In one embodiment, genes in one population of cells may beactivated or suppressed in order to affect the cells of anotherpopulation. In related aspects, modulating, such as inducing orrepressing, a particular gene signature, protein signature, and/or othergenetic or epigenetic signature may modify overall immune composition,such as immune cell composition, such as immune cell subpopulationcomposition or distribution, or functionality.

The signature genes of the present invention were discovered by analysisof expression profiles of single-cells within a population of tumorcells, thus allowing the discovery of novel cell subtypes that werepreviously invisible in a population of cells within a tumor. Thepresence of subtypes may be determined by subtype specific signaturegenes. The presence of these specific cell types may be determined byapplying the signature genes to bulk sequencing data in a patient. Notbeing bound by a theory, many cells that make up a microenvironment,whereby the cells communicate and affect each other in specific ways. Assuch, specific cell types within this microenvironment may expresssignature genes specific for this microenvironment. Not being bound by atheory the signature genes of the present invention may bemicroenvironment specific, such as their expression in a tumor. Thesignature genes may indicate the presence of one particular cell type.In one embodiment, the expression may indicate the presence ofimmunotherapy resistant cell types. Not being bound by a theory, acombination of cell subtypes in a subject may indicate an outcome (e.g.,resistant cells, cytotoxic T cells, Tregs).

In certain embodiments, the present invention provides for genesignature screening. The concept of signature screening was introducedby Stegmaier et al. (Gene expression-based high-throughput screening(GE-HTS) and application to leukemia differentiation. Nature Genet. 36,257-263 (2004)), who realized that if a gene-expression signature wasthe proxy for a phenotype of interest, it could be used to find smallmolecules that effect that phenotype without knowledge of a validateddrug target. The signature of the present may be used to screen fordrugs that reduce the signature in cancer cells or cell lines having aresistant signature as described herein. The signature may be used forGE-HTS. In certain embodiments, pharmacological screens may be used toidentify drugs that are selectively toxic to cancer cells having animmunotherapy resistant signature. In certain embodiments, drugsselectively toxic to cancer cells having an immunotherapy resistantsignature are used for treatment of a cancer patient. In certainembodiments, cells having an immunotherapy resistant signature asdescribed herein are treated with a plurality of drug candidates nottoxic to non-tumor cells and toxicity is assayed.

The Connectivity Map (cmap) is a collection of genome-widetranscriptional expression data from cultured human cells treated withbioactive small molecules and simple pattern-matching algorithms thattogether enable the discovery of functional connections between drugs,genes and diseases through the transitory feature of commongene-expression changes (see, Lamb et al., The Connectivity Map: UsingGene-Expression Signatures to Connect Small Molecules, Genes, andDisease. Science 29 Sep. 2006: Vol. 313, Issue 5795, pp. 1929-1935, DOI:10.1126/science.1132939; and Lamb, J., The Connectivity Map: a new toolfor biomedical research. Nature Reviews Cancer January 2007: Vol. 7, pp.54-60). Cmap can be used to screen for a signature in silico.

In one embodiment, the signature genes may be detected byimmunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence activated cellsorting (FACS), mass cytometry (CyTOF), Drop-seq, RNA-seq, scRNA-seq,InDrop, single cell qPCR, MERFISH (multiplex (in situ) RNA FISH) and/orby in situ hybridization. Other methods including absorbance assays andcolorimetric assays are known in the art and may be used herein.

All gene name symbols refer to the gene as commonly known in the art.The examples described herein refer to the human gene names and it is tobe understood that the present invention also encompasses genes fromother organisms (e.g., mouse genes). Gene symbols may be those referredto by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) or National Center forBiotechnology Information (NCBI). Any reference to the gene symbol is areference made to the entire gene or variants of the gene. The signatureas described herein may encompass any of the genes described herein. Incertain embodiments, the gene signature includes surface expressed andsecreted proteins. Not being bound by a theory, surface proteins may betargeted for detection and isolation of cell types, or may be targetedtherapeutically to modulate an immune response.

As used herein, “modulating” or “to modulate” generally means eitherreducing or inhibiting the expression or activity of, or alternativelyincreasing the expression or activity of a target gene. In particular,“modulating” or “to modulate” can mean either reducing or inhibiting theactivity of, or alternatively increasing a (relevant or intended)biological activity of, a target or antigen as measured using a suitablein vitro, cellular or in vivo assay (which will usually depend on thetarget involved), by at least 5%, at least 10%, at least 25%, at least50%, at least 60%, at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, or more,compared to activity of the target in the same assay under the sameconditions but without the presence of an agent. An “increase” or“decrease” refers to a statistically significant increase or decreaserespectively. For the avoidance of doubt, an increase or decrease willbe at least 10% relative to a reference, such as at least 10%, at least20%, at least 30%, at least 40%, at least 50%,a t least 60%, at least70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, at least 95%, at least 97%, at least98%, or more, up to and including at least 100% or more, in the case ofan increase, for example, at least 2-fold, at least 3-fold, at least4-fold, at least 5-fold, at least 6-fold, at least 7-fold, at least8-fold, at least 9-fold, at least 10-fold, at least 50-fold, at least100-fold, or more. “Modulating” can also involve effecting a change(which can either be an increase or a decrease) in affinity, avidity,specificity and/or selectivity of a target or antigen, such as areceptor and ligand. “Modulating” can also mean effecting a change withrespect to one or more biological or physiological mechanisms, effects,responses, functions, pathways or activities in which the target orantigen (or in which its substrate(s), ligand(s) or pathway(s) areinvolved, such as its signaling pathway or metabolic pathway and theirassociated biological or physiological effects) is involved. Again, aswill be clear to the skilled person, such an action as an agonist or anantagonist can be determined in any suitable manner and/or using anysuitable assay known or described herein (e.g., in vitro or cellularassay), depending on the target or antigen involved.

Modulating can, for example, also involve allosteric modulation of thetarget and/or reducing or inhibiting the binding of the target to one ofits substrates or ligands and/or competing with a natural ligand,substrate for binding to the target. Modulating can also involveactivating the target or the mechanism or pathway in which it isinvolved. Modulating can for example also involve effecting a change inrespect of the folding or confirmation of the target, or in respect ofthe ability of the target to fold, to change its conformation (forexample, upon binding of a ligand), to associate with other (sub)units,or to disassociate. Modulating can for example also involve effecting achange in the ability of the target to signal, phosphorylate,dephosphorylate, and the like.

Modulating Agents

As used herein, an “agent” can refer to a protein-binding agent thatpermits modulation of activity of proteins or disrupts interactions ofproteins and other biomolecules, such as but not limited to disruptingprotein-protein interaction, ligand-receptor interaction, orprotein-nucleic acid interaction. Agents can also refer to DNA targetingor RNA targeting agents. Agents may include a fragment, derivative andanalog of an active agent. The terms “fragment,” “derivative” and“analog” when referring to polypeptides as used herein refers topolypeptides which either retain substantially the same biologicalfunction or activity as such polypeptides. An analog includes aproprotein which can be activated by cleavage of the proprotein portionto produce an active mature polypeptide. Such agents include, but arenot limited to, antibodies (“antibodies” includes antigen-bindingportions of antibodies such as epitope- or antigen-binding peptides,paratopes, functional CDRs; recombinant antibodies; chimeric antibodies;humanized antibodies; nanobodies; tribodies; midibodies; orantigen-binding derivatives, analogs, variants, portions, or fragmentsthereof), protein-binding agents, nucleic acid molecules, smallmolecules, recombinant protein, peptides, aptamers, avimers andprotein-binding derivatives, portions or fragments thereof. An “agent”as used herein, may also refer to an agent that inhibits expression of agene, such as but not limited to a DNA targeting agent (e.g., CRISPRsystem, TALE, Zinc finger protein) or RNA targeting agent (e.g.,inhibitory nucleic acid molecules such as RNAi, miRNA, ribozyme).

The agents of the present invention may be modified, such that theyacquire advantageous properties for therapeutic use (e.g., stability andspecificity), but maintain their biological activity.

It is well known that the properties of certain proteins can bemodulated by attachment of polyethylene glycol (PEG) polymers, whichincreases the hydrodynamic volume of the protein and thereby slows itsclearance by kidney filtration. (See, e.g., Clark et al., J. Biol. Chem.271: 21969-21977 (1996)). Therefore, it is envisioned that certainagents can be PEGylated (e.g., on peptide residues) to provide enhancedtherapeutic benefits such as, for example, increased efficacy byextending half-life in vivo. In certain embodiments, PEGylation of theagents may be used to extend the serum half-life of the agents and allowfor particular agents to be capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier.

In regards to peptide PEGylation methods, reference is made to Lu etal., Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 43: 127-38 (1994); Lu et al., Pept. Res.6: 140-6 (1993); Felix et al., Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 46: 253-64(1995); Gaertner et al., Bioconjug. Chem. 7: 38-44 (1996); Tsutsumi etal., Thromb. Haemost. 77: 168-73 (1997); Francis et al., hit. J.Hematol. 68: 1-18 (1998); Roberts et al., J. Pharm. Sci. 87: 1440-45(1998); and Tan et al., Protein Expr. Purif. 12: 45-52 (1998).Polyethylene glycol or PEG is meant to encompass any of the forms of PEGthat have been used to derivatize other proteins, including, but notlimited to, mono-(C1-10) alkoxy or aryloxy-polyethylene glycol. SuitablePEG moieties include, for example, 40 kDa methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)propionaldehyde (Dow, Midland, Mich.); 60 kDa methoxy poly(ethyleneglycol) propionaldehyde (Dow, Midland, Mich.); 40 kDa methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) maleimido-propionamide (Dow, Midland, Mich.); 31kDa alpha-methyl-w-(3-oxopropoxy), polyoxyethylene (NOF Corporation,Tokyo); mPEG2-NHS-40k (Nektar); mPEG2-MAL-40k (Nektar), SUNBRIGHTGL2-400MA ((PEG)240 kDa) (NOF Corporation, Tokyo), SUNBRIGHT ME-200MA(PEG20 kDa) (NOF Corporation, Tokyo). The PEG groups are generallyattached to the peptide (e.g., neuromedin U receptor agonists orantagonists) via acylation or alkylation through a reactive group on thePEG moiety (for example, a maleimide, an aldehyde, amino, thiol, orester group) to a reactive group on the peptide (for example, analdehyde, amino, thiol, a maleimide, or ester group).

The PEG molecule(s) may be covalently attached to any Lys, Cys, orK(CO(CH2)2SH) residues at any position in a peptide. In certainembodiments, the neuromedin U receptor agonists described herein can bePEGylated directly to any amino acid at the N-terminus by way of theN-terminal amino group. A “linker arm” may be added to a peptide tofacilitate PEGylation. PEGylation at the thiol side-chain of cysteinehas been widely reported (see, e.g., Caliceti & Veronese, Adv. DrugDeliv. Rev. 55: 1261-77 (2003)). If there is no cysteine residue in thepeptide, a cysteine residue can be introduced through substitution or byadding a cysteine to the N-terminal amino acid.

Substitutions of amino acids may be used to modify an agent of thepresent invention. The phrase “substitution of amino acids” as usedherein encompasses substitution of amino acids that are the result ofboth conservative and non-conservative substitutions. Conservativesubstitutions are the replacement of an amino acid residue by anothersimilar residue in a polypeptide. Typical but not limiting conservativesubstitutions are the replacements, for one another, among the aliphaticamino acids Ala, Val, Leu and Ile; interchange of Ser and Thr containinghydroxy residues, interchange of the acidic residues Asp and Glu,interchange between the amide-containing residues Asn and Gln,interchange of the basic residues Lys and Arg, interchange of thearomatic residues Phe and Tyr, and interchange of the small-sized aminoacids Ala, Ser, Thr, Met, and Gly. Non-conservative substitutions arethe replacement, in a polypeptide, of an amino acid residue by anotherresidue which is not biologically similar. For example, the replacementof an amino acid residue with another residue that has a substantiallydifferent charge, a substantially different hydrophobicity, or asubstantially different spatial configuration.

The term “antibody” is used interchangeably with the term“immunoglobulin” herein, and includes intact antibodies, fragments ofantibodies, e.g., Fab, F(ab′)2 fragments, and intact antibodies andfragments that have been mutated either in their constant and/orvariable region (e.g., mutations to produce chimeric, partiallyhumanized, or fully humanized antibodies, as well as to produceantibodies with a desired trait, e.g., enhanced binding and/or reducedFcR binding). The term “fragment” refers to a part or portion of anantibody or antibody chain comprising fewer amino acid residues than anintact or complete antibody or antibody chain. Fragments can be obtainedvia chemical or enzymatic treatment of an intact or complete antibody orantibody chain. Fragments can also be obtained by recombinant means.Exemplary fragments include Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)2, Fabc, Fd, dAb, V_(HH)and scFv and/or Fv fragments.

As used herein, a preparation of antibody protein having less than about50% of non-antibody protein (also referred to herein as a “contaminatingprotein”), or of chemical precursors, is considered to be “substantiallyfree.” 40%, 30%, 20%, 10% and more preferably 5% (by dry weight), ofnon-antibody protein, or of chemical precursors is considered to besubstantially free. When the antibody protein or biologically activeportion thereof is recombinantly produced, it is also preferablysubstantially free of culture medium, i.e., culture medium representsless than about 30%, preferably less than about 20%, more preferablyless than about 10%, and most preferably less than about 5% of thevolume or mass of the protein preparation.

The term “antigen-binding fragment” refers to a polypeptide fragment ofan immunoglobulin or antibody that binds antigen or competes with intactantibody (i.e., with the intact antibody from which they were derived)for antigen binding (i.e., specific binding). As such these antibodiesor fragments thereof are included in the scope of the invention,provided that the antibody or fragment binds specifically to a targetmolecule.

It is intended that the term “antibody” encompass any Ig class or any Igsubclass (e.g. the IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4 subclassess of IgG)obtained from any source (e.g., humans and non-human primates, and inrodents, lagomorphs, caprines, bovines, equines, ovines, etc.).

The term “Ig class” or “immunoglobulin class”, as used herein, refers tothe five classes of immunoglobulin that have been identified in humansand higher mammals, IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, and IgE. The term “Ig subclass”refers to the two subclasses of IgM (H and L), three subclasses of IgA(IgA1, IgA2, and secretory IgA), and four subclasses of IgG (IgG1, IgG2,IgG3, and IgG4) that have been identified in humans and higher mammals.The antibodies can exist in monomeric or polymeric form; for example,1gM antibodies exist in pentameric form, and IgA antibodies exist inmonomeric, dimeric or multimeric form.

The term “IgG subclass” refers to the four subclasses of immunoglobulinclass IgG—IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4 that have been identified in humansand higher mammals by the heavy chains of the immunoglobulins, V1-γ4,respectively. The term “single-chain immunoglobulin” or “single-chainantibody” (used interchangeably herein) refers to a protein having atwo-polypeptide chain structure consisting of a heavy and a light chain,said chains being stabilized, for example, by interchain peptidelinkers, which has the ability to specifically bind antigen. The term“domain” refers to a globular region of a heavy or light chainpolypeptide comprising peptide loops (e.g., comprising 3 to 4 peptideloops) stabilized, for example, by β pleated sheet and/or intrachaindisulfide bond. Domains are further referred to herein as “constant” or“variable”, based on the relative lack of sequence variation within thedomains of various class members in the case of a “constant” domain, orthe significant variation within the domains of various class members inthe case of a “variable” domain. Antibody or polypeptide “domains” areoften referred to interchangeably in the art as antibody or polypeptide“regions”. The “constant” domains of an antibody light chain arereferred to interchangeably as “light chain constant regions”, “lightchain constant domains”, “CL” regions or “CL” domains. The “constant”domains of an antibody heavy chain are referred to interchangeably as“heavy chain constant regions”, “heavy chain constant domains”, “CH”regions or “CH” domains). The “variable” domains of an antibody lightchain are referred to interchangeably as “light chain variable regions”,“light chain variable domains”, “VL” regions or “VL” domains). The“variable” domains of an antibody heavy chain are referred tointerchangeably as “heavy chain constant regions”, “heavy chain constantdomains”, “VH” regions or “VH” domains).

The term “region” can also refer to a part or portion of an antibodychain or antibody chain domain (e.g., a part or portion of a heavy orlight chain or a part or portion of a constant or variable domain, asdefined herein), as well as more discrete parts or portions of saidchains or domains. For example, light and heavy chains or light andheavy chain variable domains include “complementarity determiningregions” or “CDRs” interspersed among “framework regions” or “FRs”, asdefined herein.

The term “conformation” refers to the tertiary structure of a protein orpolypeptide (e.g., an antibody, antibody chain, domain or regionthereof). For example, the phrase “light (or heavy) chain conformation”refers to the tertiary structure of a light (or heavy) chain variableregion, and the phrase “antibody conformation” or “antibody fragmentconformation” refers to the tertiary structure of an antibody orfragment thereof.

The term “antibody-like protein scaffolds” or “engineered proteinscaffolds” broadly encompasses proteinaceous non-immunoglobulinspecific-binding agents, typically obtained by combinatorial engineering(such as site-directed random mutagenesis in combination with phagedisplay or other molecular selection techniques). Usually, suchscaffolds are derived from robust and small soluble monomeric proteins(such as Kunitz inhibitors or lipocalins) or from a stably foldedextra-membrane domain of a cell surface receptor (such as protein A,fibronectin or the ankyrin repeat).

Such scaffolds have been extensively reviewed in Binz et al.(Engineering novel binding proteins from nonimmunoglobulin domains. NatBiotechnol 2005, 23:1257-1268), Gebauer and Skerra (Engineered proteinscaffolds as next-generation antibody therapeutics. Curr Opin Chem Biol.2009, 13:245-55), Gill and Damle (Biopharmaceutical drug discovery usingnovel protein scaffolds. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2006, 17:653-658), Skerra(Engineered protein scaffolds for molecular recognition. J Mol Recognit2000, 13:167-187), and Skerra (Alternative non-antibody scaffolds formolecular recognition. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2007, 18:295-304), andinclude without limitation affibodies, based on the Z-domain ofstaphylococcal protein A, a three-helix bundle of 58 residues providingan interface on two of its alpha-helices (Nygren, Alternative bindingproteins: Affibody binding proteins developed from a small three-helixbundle scaffold. FEBS J 2008, 275:2668-2676); engineered Kunitz domainsbased on a small (ca. 58 residues) and robust, disulphide-crosslinkedserine protease inhibitor, typically of human origin (e.g. LACI-D1),which can be engineered for different protease specificities (Nixon andWood, Engineered protein inhibitors of proteases. Curr Opin Drug DiscovDev 2006, 9:261-268); monobodies or adnectins based on the 10thextracellular domain of human fibronectin III (10Fn3), which adopts anIg-like beta-sandwich fold (94 residues) with 2-3 exposed loops, butlacks the central disulphide bridge (Koide and Koide, Monobodies:antibody mimics based on the scaffold of the fibronectin type IIIdomain. Methods Mol Biol 2007, 352:95-109); anticalins derived from thelipocalins, a diverse family of eight-stranded beta-barrel proteins (ca.180 residues) that naturally form binding sites for small ligands bymeans of four structurally variable loops at the open end, which areabundant in humans, insects, and many other organisms (Skerra,Alternative binding proteins: Anticalins—harnessing the structuralplasticity of the lipocalin ligand pocket to engineer novel bindingactivities. FEBS J 2008, 275:2677-2683); DARPins, designed ankyrinrepeat domains (166 residues), which provide a rigid interface arisingfrom typically three repeated beta-turns (Stumpp et al., DARPins: a newgeneration of protein therapeutics. Drug Discov Today 2008, 13:695-701);avimers (multimerized LDLR-A module) (Silverman et al., Multivalentavimer proteins evolved by exon shuffling of a family of human receptordomains. Nat Biotechnol 2005, 23:1556-1561); and cysteine-rich knottinpeptides (Kolmar, Alternative binding proteins: biological activity andtherapeutic potential of cystine-knot miniproteins. FEBS J 2008,275:2684-2690).

“Specific binding” of an antibody means that the antibody exhibitsappreciable affinity for a particular antigen or epitope and, generally,does not exhibit significant cross reactivity. “Appreciable” bindingincludes binding with an affinity of at least 25 μM. Antibodies withaffinities greater than 1×10⁷ M⁻¹ (or a dissociation coefficient of 1 μMor less or a dissociation coefficient of 1 nm or less) typically bindwith correspondingly greater specificity. Values intermediate of thoseset forth herein are also intended to be within the scope of the presentinvention and antibodies of the invention bind with a range ofaffinities, for example, 100 nM or less, 75 nM or less, 50 nM or less,25 nM or less, for example 10 nM or less, 5 nM or less, 1 nM or less, orin embodiments 500 pM or less, 100 pM or less, 50 pM or less or 25 pM orless. An antibody that “does not exhibit significant crossreactivity” isone that will not appreciably bind to an entity other than its target(e.g., a different epitope or a different molecule). For example, anantibody that specifically binds to a target molecule will appreciablybind the target molecule but will not significantly react withnon-target molecules or peptides. An antibody specific for a particularepitope will, for example, not significantly crossreact with remoteepitopes on the same protein or peptide. Specific binding can bedetermined according to any art-recognized means for determining suchbinding. Preferably, specific binding is determined according toScatchard analysis and/or competitive binding assays.

As used herein, the term “affinity” refers to the strength of thebinding of a single antigen-combining site with an antigenicdeterminant. Affinity depends on the closeness of stereochemical fitbetween antibody combining sites and antigen determinants, on the sizeof the area of contact between them, on the distribution of charged andhydrophobic groups, etc. Antibody affinity can be measured byequilibrium dialysis or by the kinetic BIACORE™ method. The dissociationconstant, Kd, and the association constant, Ka, are quantitativemeasures of affinity.

As used herein, the term “monoclonal antibody” refers to an antibodyderived from a clonal population of antibody-producing cells (e.g., Blymphocytes or B cells) which is homogeneous in structure and antigenspecificity. The term “polyclonal antibody” refers to a plurality ofantibodies originating from different clonal populations ofantibody-producing cells which are heterogeneous in their structure andepitope specificity but which recognize a common antigen. Monoclonal andpolyclonal antibodies may exist within bodily fluids, as crudepreparations, or may be purified, as described herein.

The term “binding portion” of an antibody (or “antibody portion”)includes one or more complete domains, e.g., a pair of complete domains,as well as fragments of an antibody that retain the ability tospecifically bind to a target molecule. It has been shown that thebinding function of an antibody can be performed by fragments of afull-length antibody. Binding fragments are produced by recombinant DNAtechniques, or by enzymatic or chemical cleavage of intactimmunoglobulins. Binding fragments include Fab, Fab′, F(ab′)2, Fabc, Fd,dAb, Fv, single chains, single-chain antibodies, e.g., scFv, and singledomain antibodies.

“Humanized” forms of non-human (e.g., murine) antibodies are chimericantibodies that contain minimal sequence derived from non-humanimmunoglobulin. For the most part, humanized antibodies are humanimmunoglobulins (recipient antibody) in which residues from ahypervariable region of the recipient are replaced by residues from ahypervariable region of a non-human species (donor antibody) such asmouse, rat, rabbit or nonhuman primate having the desired specificity,affinity, and capacity. In some instances, FR residues of the humanimmunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-human residues.Furthermore, humanized antibodies may comprise residues that are notfound in the recipient antibody or in the donor antibody. Thesemodifications are made to further refine antibody performance. Ingeneral, the humanized antibody will comprise substantially all of atleast one, and typically two, variable domains, in which all orsubstantially all of the hypervariable regions correspond to those of anon-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of the FR regionsare those of a human immunoglobulin sequence. The humanized antibodyoptionally also will comprise at least a portion of an immunoglobulinconstant region (Fc), typically that of a human immunoglobulin.

Examples of portions of antibodies or epitope-binding proteinsencompassed by the present definition include: (i) the Fab fragment,having V_(L), C_(L), V_(H) and C_(H)1 domains; (ii) the Fab′ fragment,which is a Fab fragment having one or more cysteine residues at theC-terminus of the C_(H)1 domain; (iii) the Fd fragment having V_(H) andC_(H)1 domains; (iv) the Fd′ fragment having V_(H) and C_(H)1 domainsand one or more cysteine residues at the C-terminus of the CHI domain;(v) the Fv fragment having the V_(L) and V_(H) domains of a single armof an antibody; (vi) the dAb fragment (Ward et al., 341 Nature 544(1989)) which consists of a V_(H) domain or a V_(L) domain that bindsantigen; (vii) isolated CDR regions or isolated CDR regions presented ina functional framework; (viii) F(ab′)₂ fragments which are bivalentfragments including two Fab′ fragments linked by a disulphide bridge atthe hinge region; (ix) single chain antibody molecules (e.g., singlechain Fv; scFv) (Bird et al., 242 Science 423 (1988); and Huston et al.,85 PNAS 5879 (1988)); (x) “diabodies” with two antigen binding sites,comprising a heavy chain variable domain (V_(H)) connected to a lightchain variable domain (V_(L)) in the same polypeptide chain (see, e.g.,EP 404,097; WO 93/11161; Hollinger et al., 90 PNAS 6444 (1993)); (xi)“linear antibodies” comprising a pair of tandem Fd segments(V_(H)-C_(h)1-V_(H)-C_(h)1) which, together with complementary lightchain polypeptides, form a pair of antigen binding regions (Zapata etal., Protein Eng. 8(10):1057-62 (1995); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,870).

As used herein, a “blocking” antibody or an antibody “antagonist” is onewhich inhibits or reduces biological activity of the antigen(s) itbinds. In certain embodiments, the blocking antibodies or antagonistantibodies or portions thereof described herein completely inhibit thebiological activity of the antigen(s).

Antibodies may act as agonists or antagonists of the recognizedpolypeptides. For example, the present invention includes antibodieswhich disrupt receptor/ligand interactions either partially or fully.The invention features both receptor-specific antibodies andligand-specific antibodies. The invention also featuresreceptor-specific antibodies which do not prevent ligand binding butprevent receptor activation. Receptor activation (i.e., signaling) maybe determined by techniques described herein or otherwise known in theart. For example, receptor activation can be determined by detecting thephosphorylation (e.g., tyrosine or serine/threonine) of the receptor orof one of its down-stream substrates by immunoprecipitation followed bywestern blot analysis. In specific embodiments, antibodies are providedthat inhibit ligand activity or receptor activity by at least 95%, atleast 90%, at least 85%, at least 80%, at least 75%, at least 70%, atleast 60%, or at least 50% of the activity in absence of the antibody.

The invention also features receptor-specific antibodies which bothprevent ligand binding and receptor activation as well as antibodiesthat recognize the receptor-ligand complex. Likewise, encompassed by theinvention are neutralizing antibodies which bind the ligand and preventbinding of the ligand to the receptor, as well as antibodies which bindthe ligand, thereby preventing receptor activation, but do not preventthe ligand from binding the receptor. Further included in the inventionare antibodies which activate the receptor. These antibodies may act asreceptor agonists, i.e., potentiate or activate either all or a subsetof the biological activities of the ligand-mediated receptor activation,for example, by inducing dimerization of the receptor. The antibodiesmay be specified as agonists, antagonists or inverse agonists forbiological activities comprising the specific biological activities ofthe peptides disclosed herein. The antibody agonists and antagonists canbe made using methods known in the art. See, e.g., PCT publication WO96/40281; U.S. Pat. No. 5,811,097; Deng et al., Blood 92(6):1981-1988(1998); Chen et al., Cancer Res. 58(16):3668-3678 (1998); Harrop et al.,J. Immunol. 161(4):1786-1794 (1998); Zhu et al., Cancer Res.58(15):3209-3214 (1998); Yoon et al., J. Immunol. 160(7):3170-3179(1998); Prat et al., J. Cell. Sci. III (Pt2):237-247 (1998); Pitard etal., J. Immunol. Methods 205(2):177-190 (1997); Liautard et al.,Cytokine 9(4):233-241 (1997); Carlson et al., J. Biol. Chem.272(17):11295-11301 (1997); Taryman et al., Neuron 14(4):755-762 (1995);Muller et al., Structure 6(9):1153-1167 (1998); Bartunek et al.,Cytokine 8(1):14-20 (1996).

The antibodies as defined for the present invention include derivativesthat are modified, i.e., by the covalent attachment of any type ofmolecule to the antibody such that covalent attachment does not preventthe antibody from generating an anti-idiotypic response. For example,but not by way of limitation, the antibody derivatives includeantibodies that have been modified, e.g., by glycosylation, acetylation,pegylation, phosphylation, amidation, derivatization by knownprotecting/blocking groups, proteolytic cleavage, linkage to a cellularligand or other protein, etc. Any of numerous chemical modifications maybe carried out by known techniques, including, but not limited tospecific chemical cleavage, acetylation, formylation, metabolicsynthesis of tunicamycin, etc. Additionally, the derivative may containone or more non-classical amino acids.

Simple binding assays can be used to screen for or detect agents thatbind to a target protein, or disrupt the interaction between proteins(e.g., a receptor and a ligand). Because certain targets of the presentinvention are transmembrane proteins, assays that use the soluble formsof these proteins rather than full-length protein can be used, in someembodiments. Soluble forms include, for example, those lacking thetransmembrane domain and/or those comprising the IgV domain or fragmentsthereof which retain their ability to bind their cognate bindingpartners. Further, agents that inhibit or enhance protein interactionsfor use in the compositions and methods described herein, can includerecombinant peptido-mimetics.

Detection methods useful in screening assays include antibody-basedmethods, detection of a reporter moiety, detection of cytokines asdescribed herein, and detection of a gene signature as described herein.

Another variation of assays to determine binding of a receptor proteinto a ligand protein is through the use of affinity biosensor methods.Such methods may be based on the piezoelectric effect, electrochemistry,or optical methods, such as ellipsometry, optical wave guidance, andsurface plasmon resonance (SPR).

The disclosure also encompasses nucleic acid molecules, in particularthose that inhibit a signature gene. Exemplary nucleic acid moleculesinclude aptamers, siRNA, artificial microRNA, interfering RNA or RNAi,dsRNA, ribozymes, antisense oligonucleotides, and DNA expressioncassettes encoding said nucleic acid molecules. Preferably, the nucleicacid molecule is an antisense oligonucleotide. Antisenseoligonucleotides (ASO) generally inhibit their target by binding targetmRNA and sterically blocking expression by obstructing the ribosome.ASOs can also inhibit their target by binding target mRNA thus forming aDNA-RNA hybrid that can be a substance for RNase H. Preferred ASOsinclude Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA), Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA), andmorpholinos Preferably, the nucleic acid molecule is an RNAi molecule,i.e., RNA interference molecule. Preferred RNAi molecules include siRNA,shRNA, and artificial miRNA. The design and production of siRNAmolecules is well known to one of skill in the art (e.g., Hajeri P B,Singh S K. Drug Discov Today. 2009 14(17-18):851-8). The nucleic acidmolecule inhibitors may be chemically synthesized and provided directlyto cells of interest. The nucleic acid compound may be provided to acell as part of a gene delivery vehicle. Such a vehicle is preferably aliposome or a viral gene delivery vehicle.

In certain embodiments, the one or more agents is a small molecule. Theterm “small molecule” refers to compounds, preferably organic compounds,with a size comparable to those organic molecules generally used inpharmaceuticals. The term excludes biological macromolecules (e.g.,proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, etc.). Preferred small organicmolecules range in size up to about 5000 Da, e.g., up to about 4000,preferably up to 3000 Da, more preferably up to 2000 Da, even morepreferably up to about 1000 Da, e.g., up to about 900, 800, 700, 600 orup to about 500 Da. In certain embodiments, the small molecule may actas an antagonist or agonist (e.g., blocking an enzyme active site oractivating a receptor by binding to a ligand binding site).

One type of small molecule applicable to the present invention is adegrader molecule. Proteolysis Targeting Chimera (PROTAC) technology isa rapidly emerging alternative therapeutic strategy with the potentialto address many of the challenges currently faced in modern drugdevelopment programs. PROTAC technology employs small molecules thatrecruit target proteins for ubiquitination and removal by the proteasome(see, e.g., Bondeson and Crews, Targeted Protein Degradation by SmallMolecules, Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2017 Jan. 6; 57: 107-123; and Laiet al., Modular PROTAC Design for the Degradation of Oncogenic BCR-ABLAngew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2016 Jan. 11; 55(2): 807-810).

Adoptive Cell Therapy

As used herein, “ACT”, “adoptive cell therapy” and “adoptive celltransfer” may be used interchangeably. In certain embodiments, Adoptivecell therapy (ACT) can refer to the transfer of cells to a patient withthe goal of transferring the functionality and characteristics into thenew host by engraftment of the cells (see, e.g., Mettananda et al.,Editing an α-globin enhancer in primary human hematopoietic stem cellsas a treatment for β-thalassemia, Nat Commun. 2017 Sep. 4; 8(1):424). Asused herein, the term “engraft” or “engraftment” refers to the processof cell incorporation into a tissue of interest in vivo through contactwith existing cells of the tissue. Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) can referto the transfer of cells, most commonly immune-derived cells, back intothe same patient or into a new recipient host with the goal oftransferring the immunologic functionality and characteristics into thenew host. If possible, use of autologous cells helps the recipient byminimizing GVHD issues. The adoptive transfer of autologous tumorinfiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) (Besser et al., (2010) Clin. Cancer Res16 (9) 2646-55; Dudley et al., (2002) Science 298 (5594): 850-4; andDudley et al., (2005) Journal of Clinical Oncology 23 (10): 2346-57) orgenetically re-directed peripheral blood mononuclear cells (Johnson etal., (2009) Blood 114 (3): 535-46; and Morgan et al., (2006) Science314(5796) 126-9) has been used to successfully treat patients withadvanced solid tumors, including melanoma and colorectal carcinoma, aswell as patients with CD19-expressing hematologic malignancies (Kalos etal., (2011) Science Translational Medicine 3 (95): 95ra73). In certainembodiments, allogenic cells immune cells are transferred (see, e.g.,Ren et al., (2017) Clin Cancer Res 23 (9) 2255-2266). As describedfurther herein, allogenic cells can be edited to reduce alloreactivityand prevent graft-versus-host disease. Thus, use of allogenic cellsallows for cells to be obtained from healthy donors and prepared for usein patients as opposed to preparing autologous cells from a patientafter diagnosis.

Aspects of the invention involve the adoptive transfer of immune systemcells, such as T cells, specific for selected antigens, such as tumorassociated antigens or tumor specific neoantigens (see, e.g., Maus etal., 2014, Adoptive Immunotherapy for Cancer or Viruses, Annual Reviewof Immunology, Vol. 32: 189-225; Rosenberg and Restifo, 2015, Adoptivecell transfer as personalized immunotherapy for human cancer, ScienceVol. 348 no. 6230 pp. 62-68; Restifo et al., 2015, Adoptiveimmunotherapy for cancer: harnessing the T cell response. Nat. Rev.Immunol. 12(4): 269-281; and Jenson and Riddell, 2014, Design andimplementation of adoptive therapy with chimeric antigenreceptor-modified T cells. Immunol Rev. 257(1): 127-144; and Rajasagi etal., 2014, Systematic identification of personal tumor-specificneoantigens in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood. 2014 Jul. 17;124(3):453-62).

In certain embodiments, an antigen (such as a tumor antigen) to betargeted in adoptive cell therapy (such as particularly CAR or TCRT-cell therapy) of a disease (such as particularly of tumor or cancer)may be selected from a group consisting of: B cell maturation antigen(BCMA) (see, e.g., Friedman et al., Effective Targeting of MultipleBCMA-Expressing Hematological Malignancies by Anti-BCMA CAR T Cells, HumGene Ther. 2018 Mar. 8; Berdeja J G, et al. Durable clinical responsesin heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory multiplemyeloma: updated results from a multicenter study of bb2121 anti-BcmaCAR T cell therapy. Blood. 2017; 130:740; and Mouhieddine and Ghobrial,Immunotherapy in Multiple Myeloma: The Era of CAR T Cell Therapy,Hematologist, May-June 2018, Volume 15, issue 3); PSA (prostate-specificantigen); prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA); PSCA (Prostate stemcell antigen); Tyrosine-protein kinase transmembrane receptor ROR1;fibroblast activation protein (FAP); Tumor-associated glycoprotein 72(TAG72); Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA); Epithelial cell adhesionmolecule (EPCAM); Mesothelin; Human Epidermal growth factor Receptor 2(ERBB2 (Her2/neu)); Prostate; Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP);elongation factor 2 mutant (ELF2M); Insulin-like growth factor 1receptor (IGF-1R); gplOO; BCR-ABL (breakpoint cluster region-Abelson);tyrosinase; New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1 (NY-ESO-1);κ-light chain, LAGE (L antigen); MAGE (melanoma antigen);Melanoma-associated antigen 1 (MAGE-A1); MAGE A3; MAGE A6; legumain;Human papillomavirus (HPV) E6; HPV E7; prostein; survivin; PCTA1(Galectin 8); Melan-A/MART-1; Ras mutant; TRP-1 (tyrosinase relatedprotein 1, or gp75); Tyrosinase-related Protein 2 (TRP2); TRP-2/INT2(TRP-2/intron 2); RAGE (renal antigen); receptor for advanced glycationend products 1 (RAGE1); Renal ubiquitous 1, 2 (RU1, RU2); intestinalcarboxyl esterase (iCE); Heat shock protein 70-2 (HSP70-2) mutant;thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR); CD123; CD171; CD19; CD20;CD22; CD26; CD30; CD33; CD44v7/8 (cluster of differentiation 44, exons7/8); CD53; CD92; CD100; CD148; CD150; CD200; CD261; CD262; CD362; CS-1(CD2 subset 1, CRACC, SLAMF7, CD319, and 19A24); C-type lectin-likemolecule-1 (CLL-1); ganglioside GD3(aNeu5Ac(2-8)aNeu5Ac(2-3)bDGalp(1-4)bDGlcp(1-1)Cer); Tn antigen (Tn Ag);Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 (FLT3); CD38; CD138; CD44v6; B7H3 (CD276);KIT (CD117); Interleukin-13 receptor subunit alpha-2 (IL-13Ra2);Interleukin 11 receptor alpha (IL-11Ra); prostate stem cell antigen(PSCA); Protease Serine 21 (PRSS21); vascular endothelial growth factorreceptor 2 (VEGFR2); Lewis(Y) antigen; CD24; Platelet-derived growthfactor receptor beta (PDGFR-beta); stage-specific embryonic antigen-4(SSEA-4); Mucin 1, cell surface associated (MUC1); mucin 16 (MUC16);epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR); epidermal growth factorreceptor variant III (EGFRvIII); neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM);carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX); Proteasome (Prosome, Macropain) Subunit,Beta Type, 9 (LMP2); ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2); Ephrin B2;Fucosyl GM1; sialyl Lewis adhesion molecule (sLe); ganglioside GM3(aNeu5Ac(2-3)bDGalp(1-4)bDGlcp(1-1)Cer); TGS5; high molecularweight-melanoma-associated antigen (HMWMAA); o-acetyl-GD2 ganglioside(OAcGD2); Folate receptor alpha; Folate receptor beta; tumor endothelialmarker 1 (TEM1/CD248); tumor endothelial marker 7-related (TEM7R);claudin 6 (CLDN6); G protein-coupled receptor class C group 5, member D(GPRC5D); chromosome X open reading frame 61 (CXORF61); CD97; CD179a;anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK); Polysialic acid; placenta-specific 1(PLAC1); hexasaccharide portion of globoH glycoceramide (GloboH);mammary gland differentiation antigen (NY-BR-1); uroplakin 2 (UPK2);Hepatitis A virus cellular receptor 1 (HAVCR1); adrenoceptor beta 3(ADRB3); pannexin 3 (PANX3); G protein-coupled receptor 20 (GPR20);lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus K 9 (LY6K); Olfactory receptor 51E2(OR51E2); TCR Gamma Alternate Reading Frame Protein (TARP); Wilms tumorprotein (WT1); ETS translocation-variant gene 6, located on chromosome12p (ETV6-AML); sperm protein 17 (SPA17); X Antigen Family, Member 1A(XAGE1); angiopoietin-binding cell surface receptor 2 (Tie 2); CT(cancer/testis (antigen)); melanoma cancer testis antigen-1 (MAD-CT-1);melanoma cancer testis antigen-2 (MAD-CT-2); Fos-related antigen 1; p53;p53 mutant; human Telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT); sarcomatranslocation breakpoints; melanoma inhibitor of apoptosis (ML-IAP); ERG(transmembrane protease, serine 2 (TMPRSS2) ETS fusion gene); N-Acetylglucosaminyl-transferase V (NA17); paired box protein Pax-3 (PAX3);Androgen receptor; Cyclin B1; Cyclin D1; v-myc avian myelocytomatosisviral oncogene neuroblastoma derived homolog (MYCN); Ras Homolog FamilyMember C (RhoC); Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1); CCCTC-Binding Factor(Zinc Finger Protein)-Like (BORIS); Squamous Cell Carcinoma AntigenRecognized By T Cells-1 or 3 (SART1, SART3); Paired box protein Pax-5(PAX5); proacrosin binding protein sp32 (OY-TES1); lymphocyte-specificprotein tyrosine kinase (LCK); A kinase anchor protein 4 (AKAP-4);synovial sarcoma, X breakpoint-1, -2, -3 or -4 (SSX1, SSX2, SSX3, SSX4);CD79a; CD79b; CD72; Leukocyte-associated immunoglobulin-like receptor 1(LAIR1); Fc fragment of IgA receptor (FCAR); Leukocyteimmunoglobulin-like receptor subfamily A member 2 (LILRA2); CD300molecule-like family member f (CD300LF); C-type lectin domain family 12member A (CLEC12A); bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2 (BST2); EGF-likemodule-containing mucin-like hormone receptor-like 2 (EMR2); lymphocyteantigen 75 (LY75); Glypican-3 (GPC3); Fc receptor-like 5 (FCRL5); mousedouble minute 2 homolog (MDM2); livin; alphafetoprotein (AFP);transmembrane activator and CAML Interactor (TACI); B-cell activatingfactor receptor (BAFF-R); V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogenehomolog (KRAS); immunoglobulin lambda-like polypeptide 1 (IGLL1); 707-AP(707 alanine proline); ART-4 (adenocarcinoma antigen recognized by T4cells); BAGE (B antigen; b-catenin/m, b-catenin/mutated); CAMEL(CTL-recognized antigen on melanoma); CAP1 (carcinoembryonic antigenpeptide 1); CASP-8 (caspase-8); CDCl₂7m (cell-division cycle 27mutated); CDK4/m (cycline-dependent kinase 4 mutated); Cyp-B(cyclophilin B); DAM (differentiation antigen melanoma); EGP-2(epithelial glycoprotein 2); EGP-40 (epithelial glycoprotein 40); Erbb2,3, 4 (erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog-2, -3, 4); FBP(folate binding protein);, fAchR (Fetal acetylcholine receptor); G250(glycoprotein 250); GAGE (G antigen); GnT-V(N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V); HAGE (helicose antigen); ULA-A(human leukocyte antigen-A); HST2 (human signet ring tumor 2); KIAA0205;KDR (kinase insert domain receptor); LDLR/FUT (low density lipidreceptor/GDP L-fucose: b-D-galactosidase 2-a-L fucosyltransferase);L1CAM (L1 cell adhesion molecule); MC1R (melanocortin 1 receptor);Myosin/m (myosin mutated); MUM-1, -2, -3 (melanoma ubiquitous mutated 1,2, 3); NA88-A (NA cDNA clone of patient M88); KG2D (Natural killer group2, member D) ligands; oncofetal antigen (h5T4); p190 minor bcr-abl(protein of 190KD bcr-abl); Pml/RARa (promyelocytic leukaemia/retinoicacid receptor a); PRAME (preferentially expressed antigen of melanoma);SAGE (sarcoma antigen); TEL/AML1 (translocation Ets-familyleukemia/acute myeloid leukemia 1); TPI/m (triosephosphate isomerasemutated); CD70; and any combination thereof.

In certain embodiments, an antigen to be targeted in adoptive celltherapy (such as particularly CAR or TCR T-cell therapy) of a disease(such as particularly of tumor or cancer) is a tumor-specific antigen(TSA).

In certain embodiments, an antigen to be targeted in adoptive celltherapy (such as particularly CAR or TCR T-cell therapy) of a disease(such as particularly of tumor or cancer) is a neoantigen.

In certain embodiments, an antigen to be targeted in adoptive celltherapy (such as particularly CAR or TCR T-cell therapy) of a disease(such as particularly of tumor or cancer) is a tumor-associated antigen(TAA).

In certain embodiments, an antigen to be targeted in adoptive celltherapy (such as particularly CAR or TCR T-cell therapy) of a disease(such as particularly of tumor or cancer) is a universal tumor antigen.In certain preferred embodiments, the universal tumor antigen isselected from the group consisting of: a human telomerase reversetranscriptase (hTERT), survivin, mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2),cytochrome P450 1B 1 (CYP1B), HER2/neu, Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT1),livin, alphafetoprotein (AFP), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), mucin 16(MUC16), MUC1, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), p53, cyclin(Dl), and any combinations thereof.

In certain embodiments, an antigen (such as a tumor antigen) to betargeted in adoptive cell therapy (such as particularly CAR or TCRT-cell therapy) of a disease (such as particularly of tumor or cancer)may be selected from a group consisting of: CD19, BCMA, CD70, CLL-1,MAGE A3, MAGE A6, HPV E6, HPV E7, WT1, CD22, CD171, ROR1, MUC16, andSSX2. In certain preferred embodiments, the antigen may be CD19. Forexample, CD19 may be targeted in hematologic malignancies, such as inlymphomas, more particularly in B-cell lymphomas, such as withoutlimitation in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, primary mediastinal b-celllymphoma, transformed follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma,mantle cell lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia including adult andpediatric ALL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma, orchronic lymphocytic leukemia. For example, BCMA may be targeted inmultiple myeloma or plasma cell leukemia (see, e.g., 2018 AmericanAssociation for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual meeting Poster: AllogeneicChimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells Targeting B Cell Maturation Antigen).For example, CLL1 may be targeted in acute myeloid leukemia. Forexample, MAGE A3, MAGE A6, SSX2, and/or KRAS may be targeted in solidtumors. For example, HPV E6 and/or HPV E7 may be targeted in cervicalcancer or head and neck cancer. For example, WT1 may be targeted inacute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), chronicmyeloid leukemia (CML), non-small cell lung cancer, breast, pancreatic,ovarian or colorectal cancers, or mesothelioma. For example, CD22 may betargeted in B cell malignancies, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, diffuselarge B-cell lymphoma, or acute lymphoblastic leukemia. For example,CD171 may be targeted in neuroblastoma, glioblastoma, or lung,pancreatic, or ovarian cancers. For example, ROR1 may be targeted inROR1+ malignancies, including non-small cell lung cancer, triplenegative breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, ALL, chroniclymphocytic leukemia, or mantle cell lymphoma. For example, MUC16 may betargeted in MUC16ecto+ epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primaryperitoneal cancer. For example, CD70 may be targeted in both hematologicmalignancies as well as in solid cancers such as renal cell carcinoma(RCC), gliomas (e.g., GBM), and head and neck cancers (HNSCC). CD70 isexpressed in both hematologic malignancies as well as in solid cancers,while its expression in normal tissues is restricted to a subset oflymphoid cell types (see, e.g., 2018 American Association for CancerResearch (AACR) Annual meeting Poster: Allogeneic CRISPR EngineeredAnti-CD70 CAR-T Cells Demonstrate Potent Preclinical Activity AgainstBoth Solid and Hematological Cancer Cells).

Various strategies may for example be employed to genetically modify Tcells by altering the specificity of the T cell receptor (TCR) forexample by introducing new TCR α and β chains with selected peptidespecificity (see U.S. Pat. No. 8,697,854; PCT Patent Publications:WO2003020763, WO2004033685, WO2004044004, WO2005114215, WO2006000830,WO2008038002, WO2008039818, WO2004074322, WO2005113595, WO2006125962,WO2013166321, WO2013039889, WO2014018863, WO2014083173; U.S. Pat. No.8,088,379).

As an alternative to, or addition to, TCR modifications, chimericantigen receptors (CARs) may be used in order to generateimmunoresponsive cells, such as T cells, specific for selected targets,such as malignant cells, with a wide variety of receptor chimeraconstructs having been described (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,843,728;5,851,828; 5,912,170; 6,004,811; 6,284,240; 6,392,013; 6,410,014;6,753,162; 8,211,422; and, PCT Publication WO9215322).

In general, CARs are comprised of an extracellular domain, atransmembrane domain, and an intracellular domain, wherein theextracellular domain comprises an antigen-binding domain that isspecific for a predetermined target. While the antigen-binding domain ofa CAR is often an antibody or antibody fragment (e.g., a single chainvariable fragment, scFv), the binding domain is not particularly limitedso long as it results in specific recognition of a target. For example,in some embodiments, the antigen-binding domain may comprise a receptor,such that the CAR is capable of binding to the ligand of the receptor.Alternatively, the antigen-binding domain may comprise a ligand, suchthat the CAR is capable of binding the endogenous receptor of thatligand.

The antigen-binding domain of a CAR is generally separated from thetransmembrane domain by a hinge or spacer. The spacer is also notparticularly limited, and it is designed to provide the CAR withflexibility. For example, a spacer domain may comprise a portion of ahuman Fc domain, including a portion of the CH3 domain, or the hingeregion of any immunoglobulin, such as IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, or IgM, orvariants thereof. Furthermore, the hinge region may be modified so as toprevent off-target binding by FcRs or other potential interferingobjects. For example, the hinge may comprise an IgG4 Fc domain with orwithout a S228P, L235E, and/or N297Q mutation (according to Kabatnumbering) in order to decrease binding to FcRs. Additionalspacers/hinges include, but are not limited to, CD4, CD8, and CD28 hingeregions.

The transmembrane domain of a CAR may be derived either from a naturalor from a synthetic source. Where the source is natural, the domain maybe derived from any membrane bound or transmembrane protein.Transmembrane regions of particular use in this disclosure may bederived from CD8, CD28, CD3, CD45, CD4, CD5, CDS, CD9, CD 16, CD22,CD33, CD37, CD64, CD80, CD86, CD 134, CD137, CD 154, TCR. Alternatively,the transmembrane domain may be synthetic, in which case it willcomprise predominantly hydrophobic residues such as leucine and valine.Preferably a triplet of phenylalanine, tryptophan and valine will befound at each end of a synthetic transmembrane domain. Optionally, ashort oligo- or polypeptide linker, preferably between 2 and 10 aminoacids in length may form the linkage between the transmembrane domainand the cytoplasmic signaling domain of the CAR. A glycine-serinedoublet provides a particularly suitable linker.

Alternative CAR constructs may be characterized as belonging tosuccessive generations. First-generation CARs typically consist of asingle-chain variable fragment of an antibody specific for an antigen,for example comprising a VL linked to a VH of a specific antibody,linked by a flexible linker, for example by a CD8α hinge domain and aCD8α transmembrane domain, to the transmembrane and intracellularsignaling domains of either CD3ζ or FcRγ (scFv-CD3ζ or scFv-FcRγ; seeU.S. Pat. Nos. 7,741,465; 5,912,172; 5,906,936). Second-generation CARsincorporate the intracellular domains of one or more costimulatorymolecules, such as CD28, OX40 (CD134), or 4-1BB (CD137) within theendodomain (for example scFv-CD28/OX40/4-1BB-CD3ζ; see U.S. Pat. Nos.8,911,993; 8,916,381; 8,975,071; 9,101,584; 9,102,760; 9,102,761).Third-generation CARs include a combination of costimulatoryendodomains, such a CD3ζ-chain, CD97, GDI la-CD18, CD2, ICOS, CD27,CD154, CDS, OX40, 4-1BB, CD2, CD7, LIGHT, LFA-1, NKG2C, B7-H3, CD30,CD40, PD-1, or CD28 signaling domains (for example scFv-CD28-4-1BB-CD3ζor scFv-CD28-OX40-CD3ζ; see U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,906,682; 8,399,645;5,686,281; PCT Publication No. WO2014134165; PCT Publication No.WO2012079000). In certain embodiments, the primary signaling domaincomprises a functional signaling domain of a protein selected from thegroup consisting of CD3 zeta, CD3 gamma, CD3 delta, CD3 epsilon, commonFcR gamma (FCERIG), FcR beta (Fc Epsilon R1b), CD79a, CD79b, Fc gammaRIIa, DAP10, and DAP12. In certain preferred embodiments, the primarysignaling domain comprises a functional signaling domain of CD3t orFcRγ. In certain embodiments, the one or more costimulatory signalingdomains comprise a functional signaling domain of a protein selected,each independently, from the group consisting of: CD27, CD28, 4-1BB(CD137), OX40, CD30, CD40, PD-1, ICOS, lymphocyte function-associatedantigen-1 (LFA-1), CD2, CD7, LIGHT, NKG2C, B7-H3, a ligand thatspecifically binds with CD83, CDS, ICAM-1, GITR, BAFFR, HVEM (LIGHTR),SLAMF7, NKp80 (KLRF1), CD160, CD19, CD4, CD8 alpha, CD8 beta, IL2R beta,IL2R gamma, IL7R alpha, ITGA4, VLA1, CD49a, ITGA4, IA4, CD49D, ITGA6,VLA-6, CD49f, ITGAD, CD11d, ITGAE, CD103, ITGAL, CD11a, LFA-1, ITGAM,CD11b, ITGAX, CD11c, ITGB1, CD29, ITGB2, CD18, ITGB7, TNFR2,TRANCE/RANKL, DNAM1 (CD226), SLAMF4 (CD244, 2B4), CD84, CD96 (Tactile),CEACAM1, CRTAM, Ly9 (CD229), CD160 (BY55), PSGL1, CD100 (SEMA4D), CD69,SLAMF6 (NTB-A, Ly108), SLAM (SLAMF1, CD150, IPO-3), BLAME (SLAMF8),SELPLG (CD162), LTBR, LAT, GADS, SLP-76, PAG/Cbp, NKp44, NKp30, NKp46,and NKG2D. In certain embodiments, the one or more costimulatorysignaling domains comprise a functional signaling domain of a proteinselected, each independently, from the group consisting of: 4-1BB, CD27,and CD28. In certain embodiments, a chimeric antigen receptor may havethe design as described in U.S. Pat. No. 7,446,190, comprising anintracellular domain of CD3ζ chain (such as amino acid residues 52-163of the human CD3 zeta chain, as shown in SEQ ID NO: 14 of U.S. Pat. No.7,446,190), a signaling region from CD28 and an antigen-binding element(or portion or domain; such as scFv). The CD28 portion, when between thezeta chain portion and the antigen-binding element, may suitably includethe transmembrane and signaling domains of CD28 (such as amino acidresidues 114-220 of SEQ ID NO: 10, full sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6of U.S. Pat. No. 7,446,190; these can include the following portion ofCD28 as set forth in Genbank identifier NM_006139 (sequence version 1, 2or 3): IEVMYPPPYLDNEKSNGTIIHVKGKHLCPSPLFPGPSKPFWVLVVVGGVLACYSLLVTVAFIIFWVRSKRSRLLHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYAPPRDFAAYRS) (SEQ ID NO: 1).Alternatively, when the zeta sequence lies between the CD28 sequence andthe antigen-binding element, intracellular domain of CD28 can be usedalone (such as amino sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9 of U.S. Pat. No.7,446,190). Hence, certain embodiments employ a CAR comprising (a) azeta chain portion comprising the intracellular domain of human CD3ζchain, (b) a costimulatory signaling region, and (c) an antigen-bindingelement (or portion or domain), wherein the costimulatory signalingregion comprises the amino acid sequence encoded by SEQ ID NO: 6 of U.S.Pat. No. 7,446,190.

Alternatively, costimulation may be orchestrated by expressing CARs inantigen-specific T cells, chosen so as to be activated and expandedfollowing engagement of their native αβTCR, for example by antigen onprofessional antigen-presenting cells, with attendant costimulation. Inaddition, additional engineered receptors may be provided on theimmunoresponsive cells, for example to improve targeting of a T-cellattack and/or minimize side effects

By means of an example and without limitation, Kochenderfer et al.,(2009) J Immunother. 32 (7): 689-702 described anti-CD19 chimericantigen receptors (CAR). FMC63-28Z CAR contained a single chain variableregion moiety (scFv) recognizing CD19 derived from the FMC63 mousehybridoma (described in Nicholson et al., (1997) Molecular Immunology34: 1157-1165), a portion of the human CD28 molecule, and theintracellular component of the human TCR-molecule. FMC63-CD828BBZ CARcontained the FMC63 scFv, the hinge and transmembrane regions of the CD8molecule, the cytoplasmic portions of CD28 and 4-1BB, and thecytoplasmic component of the TCR-ζ molecule. The exact sequence of theCD28 molecule included in the FMC63-28Z CAR corresponded to Genbankidentifier NM_006139; the sequence included all amino acids startingwith the amino acid sequence IEVMYPPPY and continuing all the way to thecarboxy-terminus of the protein. To encode the anti-CD19 scFv componentof the vector, the authors designed a DNA sequence which was based on aportion of a previously published CAR (Cooper et al., (2003) Blood 101:1637-1644). This sequence encoded the following components in frame fromthe 5′ end to the 3′ end: an XhoI site, the human granulocyte-macrophagecolony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) receptor α-chain signal sequence, theFMC63 light chain variable region (as in Nicholson et al., supra), alinker peptide (as in Cooper et al., supra), the FMC63 heavy chainvariable region (as in Nicholson et al., supra), and a NotI site. Aplasmid encoding this sequence was digested with XhoI and NotI. To formthe MSGV-FMC63-28Z retroviral vector, the XhoI and NotI-digestedfragment encoding the FMC63 scFv was ligated into a second XhoI andNotI-digested fragment that encoded the MSGV retroviral backbone (as inHughes et al., (2005) Human Gene Therapy 16: 457-472) as well as part ofthe extracellular portion of human CD28, the entire transmembrane andcytoplasmic portion of human CD28, and the cytoplasmic portion of thehuman TCR-molecule (as in Maher et al., 2002) Nature Biotechnology 20:70-75). The FMC63-28Z CAR is included in the KTE-C19 (axicabtageneciloleucel) anti-CD19 CAR-T therapy product in development by KitePharma, Inc. for the treatment of inter alia patients withrelapsed/refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).Accordingly, in certain embodiments, cells intended for adoptive celltherapies, more particularly immunoresponsive cells such as T cells, mayexpress the FMC63-28Z CAR as described by Kochenderfer et al. (supra).Hence, in certain embodiments, cells intended for adoptive celltherapies, more particularly immunoresponsive cells such as T cells, maycomprise a CAR comprising an extracellular antigen-binding element (orportion or domain; such as scFv) that specifically binds to an antigen,an intracellular signaling domain comprising an intracellular domain ofa CD3ζ chain, and a costimulatory signaling region comprising asignaling domain of CD28. Preferably, the CD28 amino acid sequence is asset forth in Genbank identifier NM_006139 (sequence version 1, 2 or 3)starting with the amino acid sequence IEVMYPPPY and continuing all theway to the carboxy-terminus of the protein. The sequence is reproducedherein: IEVMYPPPYLDNEKSNGTIIHVKGKHLCPSPLFPGPSKPFWVLVVVGGVLACYSLLVTVAFIIFWVRSKRSRLLHSDYMNMTPRRPGPTRKHYQPYAPPRDFAAYRS. Preferably, theantigen is CD19, more preferably the antigen-binding element is ananti-CD19 scFv, even more preferably the anti-CD19 scFv as described byKochenderfer et al. (supra).

Additional anti-CD19 CARs are further described in WO2015187528. Moreparticularly Example 1 and Table 1 of WO2015187528, incorporated byreference herein, demonstrate the generation of anti-CD19 CARs based ona fully human anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody (47G4, as described inUS20100104509) and murine anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody (as described inNicholson et al. and explained above). Various combinations of a signalsequence (human CD8-alpha or GM-CSF receptor), extracellular andtransmembrane regions (human CD8-alpha) and intracellular T-cellsignalling domains (CD28-CD3ζ; 4-1BB-CD3ζ; CD27-CD3ζ; CD28-CD27-CD3ζ,4-1BB-CD27-CD3ζ; CD27-4-1BB-CD3ζ; CD28-CD27-FcεRI gamma chain; orCD28-FcεRI gamma chain) were disclosed. Hence, in certain embodiments,cells intended for adoptive cell therapies, more particularlyimmunoresponsive cells such as T cells, may comprise a CAR comprising anextracellular antigen-binding element that specifically binds to anantigen, an extracellular and transmembrane region as set forth in Table1 of WO2015187528 and an intracellular T-cell signalling domain as setforth in Table 1 of WO2015187528. Preferably, the antigen is CD19, morepreferably the antigen-binding element is an anti-CD19 scFv, even morepreferably the mouse or human anti-CD19 scFv as described in Example 1of WO2015187528. In certain embodiments, the CAR comprises, consistsessentially of or consists of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1,SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6,SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11,SEQ ID NO: 12, or SEQ ID NO: 13 as set forth in Table 1 of WO2015187528.

By means of an example and without limitation, chimeric antigen receptorthat recognizes the CD70 antigen is described in WO2012058460A2 (seealso, Park et al., CD70 as a target for chimeric antigen receptor Tcells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Oral Oncol. 2018 March;78:145-150; and Jin et al., CD70, a novel target of CAR T-cell therapyfor gliomas, Neuro Oncol. 2018 Jan. 10; 20(1):55-65). CD70 is expressedby diffuse large B-cell and follicular lymphoma and also by themalignant cells of Hodgkins lymphoma, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemiaand multiple myeloma, and by HTLV-1- and EBV-associated malignancies.(Agathanggelou et al. Am. J. Pathol. 1995; 147: 1152-1160; Hunter etal., Blood 2004; 104:4881. 26; Lens et al., J Immunol. 2005;174:6212-6219; Baba et al., J Virol. 2008; 82:3843-3852.) In addition,CD70 is expressed by non-hematological malignancies such as renal cellcarcinoma and glioblastoma. (Junker et al., J Urol. 2005; 173:2150-2153;Chahlavi et al., Cancer Res 2005; 65:5428-5438) Physiologically, CD70expression is transient and restricted to a subset of highly activatedT, B, and dendritic cells.

By means of an example and without limitation, chimeric antigen receptorthat recognizes BCMA has been described (see, e.g., US20160046724A1;WO2016014789A2; WO2017211900A1; WO2015158671A1; US20180085444A1;WO2018028647A1; US20170283504A1; and WO2013154760A1).

In certain embodiments, the immune cell may, in addition to a CAR orexogenous TCR as described herein, further comprise a chimericinhibitory receptor (inhibitory CAR) that specifically binds to a secondtarget antigen and is capable of inducing an inhibitory orimmunosuppressive or repressive signal to the cell upon recognition ofthe second target antigen. In certain embodiments, the chimericinhibitory receptor comprises an extracellular antigen-binding element(or portion or domain) configured to specifically bind to a targetantigen, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular immunosuppressiveor repressive signaling domain. In certain embodiments, the secondtarget antigen is an antigen that is not expressed on the surface of acancer cell or infected cell or the expression of which is downregulatedon a cancer cell or an infected cell. In certain embodiments, the secondtarget antigen is an MHC-class I molecule. In certain embodiments, theintracellular signaling domain comprises a functional signaling portionof an immune checkpoint molecule, such as for example PD-1 or CTLA4.Advantageously, the inclusion of such inhibitory CAR reduces the chanceof the engineered immune cells attacking non-target (e.g., non-cancer)tissues.

Alternatively, T-cells expressing CARs may be further modified to reduceor eliminate expression of endogenous TCRs in order to reduce off-targeteffects. Reduction or elimination of endogenous TCRs can reduceoff-target effects and increase the effectiveness of the T cells (U.S.Pat. No. 9,181,527). T cells stably lacking expression of a functionalTCR may be produced using a variety of approaches. T cells internalize,sort, and degrade the entire T cell receptor as a complex, with ahalf-life of about 10 hours in resting T cells and 3 hours in stimulatedT cells (von Essen, M. et al. 2004. J. Immunol. 173:384-393). Properfunctioning of the TCR complex requires the proper stoichiometric ratioof the proteins that compose the TCR complex. TCR function also requirestwo functioning TCR zeta proteins with ITAM motifs. The activation ofthe TCR upon engagement of its MHC-peptide ligand requires theengagement of several TCRs on the same T cell, which all must signalproperly. Thus, if a TCR complex is destabilized with proteins that donot associate properly or cannot signal optimally, the T cell will notbecome activated sufficiently to begin a cellular response.

Accordingly, in some embodiments, TCR expression may eliminated usingRNA interference (e.g., shRNA, siRNA, miRNA, etc.), CRISPR, or othermethods that target the nucleic acids encoding specific TCRs (e.g.,TCR-α and TCR-β) and/or CD3ζ chains in primary T cells. By blockingexpression of one or more of these proteins, the T cell will no longerproduce one or more of the key components of the TCR complex, therebydestabilizing the TCR complex and preventing cell surface expression ofa functional TCR.

In some instances, CAR may also comprise a switch mechanism forcontrolling expression and/or activation of the CAR. For example, a CARmay comprise an extracellular, transmembrane, and intracellular domain,in which the extracellular domain comprises a target-specific bindingelement that comprises a label, binding domain, or tag that is specificfor a molecule other than the target antigen that is expressed on or bya target cell. In such embodiments, the specificity of the CAR isprovided by a second construct that comprises a target antigen bindingdomain (e.g., an scFv or a bispecific antibody that is specific for boththe target antigen and the label or tag on the CAR) and a domain that isrecognized by or binds to the label, binding domain, or tag on the CAR.See, e.g., WO 2013/044225, WO 2016/000304, WO 2015/057834, WO2015/057852, WO 2016/070061, U.S. Pat. No. 9,233,125, US 2016/0129109.In this way, a T-cell that expresses the CAR can be administered to asubject, but the CAR cannot bind its target antigen until the secondcomposition comprising an antigen-specific binding domain isadministered.

Alternative switch mechanisms include CARs that require multimerizationin order to activate their signaling function (see, e.g., US2015/0368342, US 2016/0175359, US 2015/0368360) and/or an exogenoussignal, such as a small molecule drug (US 2016/0166613, Yung et al.,Science, 2015), in order to elicit a T-cell response. Some CARs may alsocomprise a “suicide switch” to induce cell death of the CAR T-cellsfollowing treatment (Buddee et al., PLoS One, 2013) or to downregulateexpression of the CAR following binding to the target antigen (WO2016/011210).

Alternative techniques may be used to transform target immunoresponsivecells, such as protoplast fusion, lipofection, transfection orelectroporation. A wide variety of vectors may be used, such asretroviral vectors, lentiviral vectors, adenoviral vectors,adeno-associated viral vectors, plasmids or transposons, such as aSleeping Beauty transposon (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,489,458; 7,148,203;7,160,682; 7,985,739; 8,227,432), may be used to introduce CARs, forexample using 2nd generation antigen-specific CARs signaling throughCD3ζ and either CD28 or CD137. Viral vectors may for example includevectors based on HIV, SV40, EBV, HSV or BPV.

Cells that are targeted for transformation may for example include Tcells, Natural Killer (NK) cells, cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL),regulatory T cells, human embryonic stem cells, tumor-infiltratinglymphocytes (TIL) or a pluripotent stem cell from which lymphoid cellsmay be differentiated. T cells expressing a desired CAR may for examplebe selected through co-culture with y-irradiated activating andpropagating cells (AaPC), which co-express the cancer antigen andco-stimulatory molecules. The engineered CAR T-cells may be expanded,for example by co-culture on AaPC in presence of soluble factors, suchas IL-2 and IL-21. This expansion may for example be carried out so asto provide memory CAR+ T cells (which may for example be assayed bynon-enzymatic digital array and/or multi-panel flow cytometry). In thisway, CAR T cells may be provided that have specific cytotoxic activityagainst antigen-bearing tumors (optionally in conjunction withproduction of desired chemokines such as interferon-γ). CAR T cells ofthis kind may for example be used in animal models, for example to treattumor xenografts.

In certain embodiments, ACT includes co-transferring CD4+ Th1 cells andCD8+ CTLs to induce a synergistic antitumour response (see, e.g., Li etal., Adoptive cell therapy with CD4+ T helper 1 cells and CD8+ cytotoxicT cells enhances complete rejection of an established tumour, leading togeneration of endogenous memory responses to non-targeted tumourepitopes. Clin Transl Immunology. 2017 October; 6(10): e160).

In certain embodiments, Th17 cells are transferred to a subject in needthereof. Th17 cells have been reported to directly eradicate melanomatumors in mice to a greater extent than Th1 cells (Muranski P, et al.,Tumor-specific Th17-polarized cells eradicate large establishedmelanoma. Blood. 2008 Jul. 15; 112(2):362-73; and Martin-Orozco N, etal., T helper 17 cells promote cytotoxic T cell activation in tumorimmunity. Immunity. 2009 Nov. 20; 31(5):787-98). Those studies involvedan adoptive T cell transfer (ACT) therapy approach, which takesadvantage of CD4⁺ T cells that express a TCR recognizing tyrosinasetumor antigen. Exploitation of the TCR leads to rapid expansion of Th17populations to large numbers ex vivo for reinfusion into the autologoustumor-bearing hosts.

In certain embodiments, ACT may include autologous iPSC-based vaccines,such as irradiated iPSCs in autologous anti-tumor vaccines (see e.g.,Kooreman, Nigel G. et al., Autologous iPSC-Based Vaccines ElicitAnti-tumor Responses In Vivo, Cell Stem Cell 22, 1-13, 2018,doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2018.01.016).

Unlike T-cell receptors (TCRs) that are MHC restricted, CARs canpotentially bind any cell surface-expressed antigen and can thus be moreuniversally used to treat patients (see Irving et al., EngineeringChimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells for Racing in Solid Tumors: Don'tForget the Fuel, Front. Immunol., 3 Apr. 2017,doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00267). In certain embodiments, in theabsence of endogenous T-cell infiltrate (e.g., due to aberrant antigenprocessing and presentation), which precludes the use of TIL therapy andimmune checkpoint blockade, the transfer of CAR T-cells may be used totreat patients (see, e.g., Hinrichs C S, Rosenberg S A. Exploiting thecurative potential of adoptive T-cell therapy for cancer. Immunol Rev(2014) 257(1):56-71. doi:10.1111/imr.12132).

Approaches such as the foregoing may be adapted to provide methods oftreating and/or increasing survival of a subject having a disease, suchas a neoplasia, for example by administering an effective amount of animmunoresponsive cell comprising an antigen recognizing receptor thatbinds a selected antigen, wherein the binding activates theimmunoresponsive cell, thereby treating or preventing the disease (suchas a neoplasia, a pathogen infection, an autoimmune disorder, or anallogeneic transplant reaction).

In certain embodiments, the treatment can be administered afterlymphodepleting pretreatment in the form of chemotherapy (typically acombination of cyclophosphamide and fludarabine) or radiation therapy.Initial studies in ACT had short lived responses and the transferredcells did not persist in vivo for very long (Houot et al., T-cell-basedimmunotherapy: adoptive cell transfer and checkpoint inhibition. CancerImmunol Res (2015) 3(10):1115-22; and Kamta et al., Advancing CancerTherapy with Present and Emerging Immuno-Oncology Approaches. Front.Oncol. (2017) 7:64). Immune suppressor cells like Tregs and MDSCs mayattenuate the activity of transferred cells by outcompeting them for thenecessary cytokines. Not being bound by a theory lymphodepletingpretreatment may eliminate the suppressor cells allowing the TILs topersist.

In one embodiment, the treatment can be administrated into patientsundergoing an immunosuppressive treatment (e.g., glucocorticoidtreatment). The cells or population of cells, may be made resistant toat least one immunosuppressive agent due to the inactivation of a geneencoding a receptor for such immunosuppressive agent. In certainembodiments, the immunosuppressive treatment provides for the selectionand expansion of the immunoresponsive T cells within the patient.

In certain embodiments, the treatment can be administered before primarytreatment (e.g., surgery or radiation therapy) to shrink a tumor beforethe primary treatment. In another embodiment, the treatment can beadministered after primary treatment to remove any remaining cancercells.

In certain embodiments, immunometabolic barriers can be targetedtherapeutically prior to and/or during ACT to enhance responses to ACTor CAR T-cell therapy and to support endogenous immunity (see, e.g.,Irving et al., Engineering Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells for Racingin Solid Tumors: Don't Forget the Fuel, Front. Immunol., 3 Apr. 2017,doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00267).

The administration of cells or population of cells, such as immunesystem cells or cell populations, such as more particularlyimmunoresponsive cells or cell populations, as disclosed herein may becarried out in any convenient manner, including by aerosol inhalation,injection, ingestion, transfusion, implantation or transplantation. Thecells or population of cells may be administered to a patientsubcutaneously, intradermally, intratumorally, intranodally,intramedullary, intramuscularly, intrathecally, by intravenous orintralymphatic injection, or intraperitoneally. In some embodiments, thedisclosed CARs may be delivered or administered into a cavity formed bythe resection of tumor tissue (i.e. intracavity delivery) or directlyinto a tumor prior to resection (i.e. intratumoral delivery). In oneembodiment, the cell compositions of the present invention arepreferably administered by intravenous injection.

The administration of the cells or population of cells can consist ofthe administration of 10⁴-10⁹ cells per kg body weight, preferably 10⁵to 10⁶ cells/kg body weight including all integer values of cell numberswithin those ranges. Dosing in CART cell therapies may for exampleinvolve administration of from 10⁶ to 10⁹ cells/kg, with or without acourse of lymphodepletion, for example with cyclophosphamide. The cellsor population of cells can be administrated in one or more doses. Inanother embodiment, the effective amount of cells are administrated as asingle dose. In another embodiment, the effective amount of cells areadministrated as more than one dose over a period time. Timing ofadministration is within the judgment of managing physician and dependson the clinical condition of the patient. The cells or population ofcells may be obtained from any source, such as a blood bank or a donor.While individual needs vary, determination of optimal ranges ofeffective amounts of a given cell type for a particular disease orconditions are within the skill of one in the art. An effective amountmeans an amount which provides a therapeutic or prophylactic benefit.The dosage administrated will be dependent upon the age, health andweight of the recipient, kind of concurrent treatment, if any, frequencyof treatment and the nature of the effect desired.

In another embodiment, the effective amount of cells or compositioncomprising those cells are administrated parenterally. Theadministration can be an intravenous administration. The administrationcan be directly done by injection within a tumor.

To guard against possible adverse reactions, engineered immunoresponsivecells may be equipped with a transgenic safety switch, in the form of atransgene that renders the cells vulnerable to exposure to a specificsignal. For example, the herpes simplex viral thymidine kinase (TK) genemay be used in this way, for example by introduction into allogeneic Tlymphocytes used as donor lymphocyte infusions following stem celltransplantation (Greco, et al., Improving the safety of cell therapywith the TK-suicide gene. Front. Pharmacol. 2015; 6: 95). In such cells,administration of a nucleoside prodrug such as ganciclovir or acyclovircauses cell death. Alternative safety switch constructs includeinducible caspase 9, for example triggered by administration of asmall-molecule dimerizer that brings together two nonfunctional icasp9molecules to form the active enzyme. A wide variety of alternativeapproaches to implementing cellular proliferation controls have beendescribed (see U.S. Patent Publication No. 20130071414; PCT PatentPublication WO2011146862; PCT Patent Publication WO2014011987; PCTPatent Publication WO2013040371; Zhou et al. BLOOD, 2014,123/25:3895-3905; Di Stasi et al., The New England Journal of Medicine2011; 365:1673-1683; Sadelain M, The New England Journal of Medicine2011; 365:1735-173; Ramos et al., Stem Cells 28(6):1107-15 (2010)).

In a further refinement of adoptive therapies, genome editing may beused to tailor immunoresponsive cells to alternative implementations,for example providing edited CAR T cells (see Poirot et al., 2015,Multiplex genome edited T-cell manufacturing platform for“off-the-shelf” adoptive T-cell immunotherapies, Cancer Res 75 (18):3853; Ren et al., 2017, Multiplex genome editing to generate universalCAR T cells resistant to PD1 inhibition, Clin Cancer Res. 2017 May 1;23(9):2255-2266. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-1300. Epub 2016 Nov. 4;Qasim et al., 2017, Molecular remission of infant B-ALL after infusionof universal TALEN gene-edited CAR T cells, Sci Transl Med. 2017 Jan.25; 9(374); Legut, et al., 2018, CRISPR-mediated TCR replacementgenerates superior anticancer transgenic T cells. Blood, 131(3),311-322; and Georgiadis et al., Long Terminal Repeat CRISPR-CAR-Coupled“Universal” T Cells Mediate Potent Anti-leukemic Effects, MolecularTherapy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 6 Mar. 2018). Cellsmay be edited using any CRISPR system and method of use thereof asdescribed herein. CRISPR systems may be delivered to an immune cell byany method described herein. In preferred embodiments, cells are editedex vivo and transferred to a subject in need thereof. Immunoresponsivecells, CAR T cells or any cells used for adoptive cell transfer may beedited. Editing may be performed for example to insert or knock-in anexogenous gene, such as an exogenous gene encoding a CAR or a TCR, at apreselected locus in a cell (e.g. TRAC locus); to eliminate potentialalloreactive T-cell receptors (TCR) or to prevent inappropriate pairingbetween endogenous and exogenous TCR chains, such as to knock-out orknock-down expression of an endogenous TCR in a cell; to disrupt thetarget of a chemotherapeutic agent in a cell; to block an immunecheckpoint, such as to knock-out or knock-down expression of an immunecheckpoint protein or receptor in a cell; to knock-out or knock-downexpression of other gene or genes in a cell, the reduced expression orlack of expression of which can enhance the efficacy of adoptivetherapies using the cell; to knock-out or knock-down expression of anendogenous gene in a cell, said endogenous gene encoding an antigentargeted by an exogenous CAR or TCR; to knock-out or knock-downexpression of one or more WIC constituent proteins in a cell; toactivate a T cell; to modulate cells such that the cells are resistantto exhaustion or dysfunction; and/or increase the differentiation and/orproliferation of functionally exhausted or dysfunctional CD8+ T-cells(see PCT Patent Publications: WO2013176915, WO2014059173, WO2014172606,WO2014184744, and WO2014191128).

In certain embodiments, editing may result in inactivation of a gene. Byinactivating a gene, it is intended that the gene of interest is notexpressed in a functional protein form. In a particular embodiment, theCRISPR system specifically catalyzes cleavage in one targeted genethereby inactivating said targeted gene. The nucleic acid strand breakscaused are commonly repaired through the distinct mechanisms ofhomologous recombination or non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). However,NHEJ is an imperfect repair process that often results in changes to theDNA sequence at the site of the cleavage. Repair via non-homologous endjoining (NHEJ) often results in small insertions or deletions (Indel)and can be used for the creation of specific gene knockouts. Cells inwhich a cleavage induced mutagenesis event has occurred can beidentified and/or selected by well-known methods in the art. In certainembodiments, homology directed repair (HDR) is used to concurrentlyinactivate a gene (e.g., TRAC) and insert an endogenous TCR or CAR intothe inactivated locus.

Hence, in certain embodiments, editing of cells (such as by CRISPR/Cas),particularly cells intended for adoptive cell therapies, moreparticularly immunoresponsive cells such as T cells, may be performed toinsert or knock-in an exogenous gene, such as an exogenous gene encodinga CAR or a TCR, at a preselected locus in a cell. Conventionally,nucleic acid molecules encoding CARs or TCRs are transfected ortransduced to cells using randomly integrating vectors, which, dependingon the site of integration, may lead to clonal expansion, oncogenictransformation, variegated transgene expression and/or transcriptionalsilencing of the transgene. Directing of transgene(s) to a specificlocus in a cell can minimize or avoid such risks and advantageouslyprovide for uniform expression of the transgene(s) by the cells. Withoutlimitation, suitable ‘safe harbor’ loci for directed transgeneintegration include CCR5 or AAVS1. Homology-directed repair (HDR)strategies are known and described elsewhere in this specificationallowing to insert transgenes into desired loci (e.g., TRAC locus).

Further suitable loci for insertion of transgenes, in particular CAR orexogenous TCR transgenes, include without limitation loci comprisinggenes coding for constituents of endogenous T-cell receptor, such asT-cell receptor alpha locus (TRA) or T-cell receptor beta locus (TRB),for example T-cell receptor alpha constant (TRAC) locus, T-cell receptorbeta constant 1 (TRBC1) locus or T-cell receptor beta constant 2 (TRBC1)locus. Advantageously, insertion of a transgene into such locus cansimultaneously achieve expression of the transgene, potentiallycontrolled by the endogenous promoter, and knock-out expression of theendogenous TCR. This approach has been exemplified in Eyquem et al.,(2017) Nature 543: 113-117, wherein the authors used CRISPR/Cas9 geneediting to knock-in a DNA molecule encoding a CD19-specific CAR into theTRAC locus downstream of the endogenous promoter; the CAR-T cellsobtained by CRISPR were significantly superior in terms of reduced tonicCAR signaling and exhaustion.

T cell receptors (TCR) are cell surface receptors that participate inthe activation of T cells in response to the presentation of antigen.The TCR is generally made from two chains, α and β, which assemble toform a heterodimer and associates with the CD3-transducing subunits toform the T cell receptor complex present on the cell surface. Each α andβ chain of the TCR consists of an immunoglobulin-like N-terminalvariable (V) and constant (C) region, a hydrophobic transmembranedomain, and a short cytoplasmic region. As for immunoglobulin molecules,the variable region of the α and β chains are generated by V(D)Jrecombination, creating a large diversity of antigen specificitieswithin the population of T cells. However, in contrast toimmunoglobulins that recognize intact antigen, T cells are activated byprocessed peptide fragments in association with an MHC molecule,introducing an extra dimension to antigen recognition by T cells, knownas MHC restriction. Recognition of MHC disparities between the donor andrecipient through the T cell receptor leads to T cell proliferation andthe potential development of graft versus host disease (GVHD). Theinactivation of TCRα or TCRβ can result in the elimination of the TCRfrom the surface of T cells preventing recognition of alloantigen andthus GVHD. However, TCR disruption generally results in the eliminationof the CD3 signaling component and alters the means of further T cellexpansion.

Hence, in certain embodiments, editing of cells (such as by CRISPR/Cas),particularly cells intended for adoptive cell therapies, moreparticularly immunoresponsive cells such as T cells, may be performed toknock-out or knock-down expression of an endogenous TCR in a cell. Forexample, NHEJ-based or HDR-based gene editing approaches can be employedto disrupt the endogenous TCR alpha and/or beta chain genes. Forexample, gene editing system or systems, such as CRISPR/Cas system orsystems, can be designed to target a sequence found within the TCR betachain conserved between the beta 1 and beta 2 constant region genes(TRBC1 and TRBC2) and/or to target the constant region of the TCR alphachain (TRAC) gene.

Allogeneic cells are rapidly rejected by the host immune system. It hasbeen demonstrated that, allogeneic leukocytes present in non-irradiatedblood products will persist for no more than 5 to 6 days (Boni, Muranskiet al. 2008 Blood 1; 112(12):4746-54). Thus, to prevent rejection ofallogeneic cells, the host's immune system usually has to be suppressedto some extent. However, in the case of adoptive cell transfer the useof immunosuppressive drugs also have a detrimental effect on theintroduced therapeutic T cells. Therefore, to effectively use anadoptive immunotherapy approach in these conditions, the introducedcells would need to be resistant to the immunosuppressive treatment.Thus, in a particular embodiment, the present invention furthercomprises a step of modifying T cells to make them resistant to animmunosuppressive agent, preferably by inactivating at least one geneencoding a target for an immunosuppressive agent. An immunosuppressiveagent is an agent that suppresses immune function by one of severalmechanisms of action. An immunosuppressive agent can be, but is notlimited to a calcineurin inhibitor, a target of rapamycin, aninterleukin-2 receptor α-chain blocker, an inhibitor of inosinemonophosphate dehydrogenase, an inhibitor of dihydrofolic acidreductase, a corticosteroid or an immunosuppressive antimetabolite. Thepresent invention allows conferring immunosuppressive resistance to Tcells for immunotherapy by inactivating the target of theimmunosuppressive agent in T cells. As non-limiting examples, targetsfor an immunosuppressive agent can be a receptor for animmunosuppressive agent such as: CD52, glucocorticoid receptor (GR), aFKBP family gene member and a cyclophilin family gene member.

In certain embodiments, editing of cells (such as by CRISPR/Cas),particularly cells intended for adoptive cell therapies, moreparticularly immunoresponsive cells such as T cells, may be performed toblock an immune checkpoint, such as to knock-out or knock-downexpression of an immune checkpoint protein or receptor in a cell. Immunecheckpoints are inhibitory pathways that slow down or stop immunereactions and prevent excessive tissue damage from uncontrolled activityof immune cells. In certain embodiments, the immune checkpoint targetedis the programmed death-1 (PD-1 or CD279) gene (PDCD1). In otherembodiments, the immune checkpoint targeted is cytotoxicT-lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA-4). In additional embodiments, theimmune checkpoint targeted is another member of the CD28 and CTLA4 Igsuperfamily such as BTLA, LAG3, ICOS, PDL1 or KIR. In further additionalembodiments, the immune checkpoint targeted is a member of the TNFRsuperfamily such as CD40, OX40, CD137, GITR, CD27 or TIM-3.

Additional immune checkpoints include Src homology 2 domain-containingprotein tyrosine phosphatase 1 (SHP-1) (Watson H A, et al., SHP-1: thenext checkpoint target for cancer immunotherapy? Biochem Soc Trans. 2016Apr. 15; 44(2):356-62). SHP-1 is a widely expressed inhibitory proteintyrosine phosphatase (PTP). In T-cells, it is a negative regulator ofantigen-dependent activation and proliferation. It is a cytosolicprotein, and therefore not amenable to antibody-mediated therapies, butits role in activation and proliferation makes it an attractive targetfor genetic manipulation in adoptive transfer strategies, such aschimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. Immune checkpoints may alsoinclude T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains(TIGIT/Vstm3/WUCAM/VSIG9) and VISTA (Le Mercier I, et al., (2015) BeyondCTLA-4 and PD-1, the generation Z of negative checkpoint regulators.Front. Immunol. 6:418).

WO2014172606 relates to the use of MT1 and/or MT2 inhibitors to increaseproliferation and/or activity of exhausted CD8+ T-cells and to decreaseCD8+ T-cell exhaustion (e.g., decrease functionally exhausted orunresponsive CD8+ immune cells). In certain embodiments,metallothioneins are targeted by gene editing in adoptively transferredT cells.

In certain embodiments, targets of gene editing may be at least onetargeted locus involved in the expression of an immune checkpointprotein. Such targets may include, but are not limited to CTLA4, PPP2CA,PPP2CB, PTPN6, PTPN22, PDCD1, ICOS (CD278), PDL1, KIR, LAG3, HAVCR2,BTLA, CD160, TIGIT, CD96, CRTAM, LAIR1, SIGLEC7, SIGLEC9, CD244 (2B4),TNFRSF10B, TNFRSF10A, CASP8, CASP10, CASP3, CASP6, CASP7, FADD, FAS,TGFBRII, TGFRBRI, SMAD2, SMAD3, SMAD4, SMAD10, SKI, SKIL, TGIF1, IL10RA,IL10RB, HMOX2, IL6R, IL6ST, EIF2AK4, CSK, PAG1, SIT1, FOXP3, PRDM1,BATF, VISTA, GUCY1A2, GUCY1A3, GUCY1B2, GUCY1B3, MT1, MT2, CD40, OX40,CD137, GITR, CD27, SHP-1, TIM-3, CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3, or CEACAM-5. Inpreferred embodiments, the gene locus involved in the expression of PD-1or CTLA-4 genes is targeted. In other preferred embodiments,combinations of genes are targeted, such as but not limited to PD-1 andTIGIT.

By means of an example and without limitation, WO2016196388 concerns anengineered T cell comprising (a) a genetically engineered antigenreceptor that specifically binds to an antigen, which receptor may be aCAR; and (b) a disrupted gene encoding a PD-L1, an agent for disruptionof a gene encoding a PD-L1, and/or disruption of a gene encoding PD-L1,wherein the disruption of the gene may be mediated by a gene editingnuclease, a zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), CRISPR/Cas9 and/or TALEN.WO2015142675 relates to immune effector cells comprising a CAR incombination with an agent (such as CRISPR, TALEN or ZFN) that increasesthe efficacy of the immune effector cells in the treatment of cancer,wherein the agent may inhibit an immune inhibitory molecule, such asPD1, PD-L1, CTLA-4, TIM-3, LAG-3, VISTA, BTLA, TIGIT, LAIR1, CD160, 2B4,TGFR beta, CEACAM-1, CEACAM-3, or CEACAM-5. Ren et al., (2017) ClinCancer Res 23 (9) 2255-2266 performed lentiviral delivery of CAR andelectro-transfer of Cas9 mRNA and gRNAs targeting endogenous TCR, β-2microglobulin (B2M) and PD1 simultaneously, to generate gene-disruptedallogeneic CART cells deficient of TCR, HLA class I molecule and PD1.

In certain embodiments, cells may be engineered to express a CAR,wherein expression and/or function of methylcytosine dioxygenase genes(TET1, TET2 and/or TET3) in the cells has been reduced or eliminated,such as by CRISPR, ZNF or TALEN (for example, as described inWO201704916).

In certain embodiments, editing of cells (such as by CRISPR/Cas),particularly cells intended for adoptive cell therapies, moreparticularly immunoresponsive cells such as T cells, may be performed toknock-out or knock-down expression of an endogenous gene in a cell, saidendogenous gene encoding an antigen targeted by an exogenous CAR or TCR,thereby reducing the likelihood of targeting of the engineered cells. Incertain embodiments, the targeted antigen may be one or more antigenselected from the group consisting of CD38, CD138, CS-1, CD33, CD26,CD30, CD53, CD92, CD100, CD148, CD150, CD200, CD261, CD262, CD362, humantelomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), survivin, mouse double minute2 homolog (MDM2), cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B), HER2/neu, Wilms' tumorgene 1 (WT1), livin, alphafetoprotein (AFP), carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA), mucin 16 (MUC16), MUC1, prostate-specific membrane antigen(PSMA), p53, cyclin (D1), B cell maturation antigen (BCMA),transmembrane activator and CAML Interactor (TACI), and B-cellactivating factor receptor (BAFF-R) (for example, as described inWO2016011210 and WO2017011804).

In certain embodiments, editing of cells (such as by CRISPR/Cas),particularly cells intended for adoptive cell therapies, moreparticularly immunoresponsive cells such as T cells, may be performed toknock-out or knock-down expression of one or more MHC constituentproteins, such as one or more HLA proteins and/or beta-2 microglobulin(B2M), in a cell, whereby rejection of non-autologous (e.g., allogeneic)cells by the recipient's immune system can be reduced or avoided. Inpreferred embodiments, one or more HLA class I proteins, such as HLA-A,B and/or C, and/or B2M may be knocked-out or knocked-down. Preferably,B2M may be knocked-out or knocked-down. By means of an example, Ren etal., (2017) Clin Cancer Res 23 (9) 2255-2266 performed lentiviraldelivery of CAR and electro-transfer of Cas9 mRNA and gRNAs targetingendogenous TCR, β-2 microglobulin (B2M) and PD1 simultaneously, togenerate gene-disrupted allogeneic CAR T cells deficient of TCR, HLAclass I molecule and PD1.

In other embodiments, at least two genes are edited. Pairs of genes mayinclude, but are not limited to PD1 and TCRα, PD1 and TCRβ, CTLA-4 andTCRα, CTLA-4 and TCRβ, LAG3 and TCRα, LAG3 and TCRβ, Tim3 and TCRα, Tim3and TCRβ, BTLA and TCRα, BTLA and TCRβ, BY55 and TCRα, BY55 and TCRβ,TIGIT and TCRα, TIGIT and TCRβ, B7H5 and TCRα, B7H5 and TCRβ, LAIR1 andTCRα, LAIR1 and TCRβ, SIGLEC10 and TCRα, SIGLEC10 and TCRβ, 2B4 andTCRα, 2B4 and TCRβ, B2M and TCRα, B2M and TCRβ.

In certain embodiments, a cell may be multiply edited (multiplex genomeediting) as taught herein to (1) knock-out or knock-down expression ofan endogenous TCR (for example, TRBC1, TRBC2 and/or TRAC), (2) knock-outor knock-down expression of an immune checkpoint protein or receptor(for example PD1, PD-L1 and/or CTLA4); and (3) knock-out or knock-downexpression of one or more MHC constituent proteins (for example, HLA-A,B and/or C, and/or B2M, preferably B2M).

Whether prior to or after genetic modification of the T cells, the Tcells can be activated and expanded generally using methods asdescribed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,352,694; 6,534,055;6,905,680; 5,858,358; 6,887,466; 6,905,681; 7,144,575; 7,232,566;7,175,843; 5,883,223; 6,905,874; 6,797,514; 6,867,041; and 7,572,631. Tcells can be expanded in vitro or in vivo.

Immune cells may be obtained using any method known in the art. In oneembodiment, allogenic T cells may be obtained from healthy subjects. Inone embodiment T cells that have infiltrated a tumor are isolated. Tcells may be removed during surgery. T cells may be isolated afterremoval of tumor tissue by biopsy. T cells may be isolated by any meansknown in the art. In one embodiment, T cells are obtained by apheresis.In one embodiment, the method may comprise obtaining a bulk populationof T cells from a tumor sample by any suitable method known in the art.For example, a bulk population of T cells can be obtained from a tumorsample by dissociating the tumor sample into a cell suspension fromwhich specific cell populations can be selected. Suitable methods ofobtaining a bulk population of T cells may include, but are not limitedto, any one or more of mechanically dissociating (e.g., mincing) thetumor, enzymatically dissociating (e.g., digesting) the tumor, andaspiration (e.g., as with a needle).

The bulk population of T cells obtained from a tumor sample may compriseany suitable type of T cell. Preferably, the bulk population of T cellsobtained from a tumor sample comprises tumor infiltrating lymphocytes(TILs).

The tumor sample may be obtained from any mammal. Unless statedotherwise, as used herein, the term “mammal” refers to any mammalincluding, but not limited to, mammals of the order Logomorpha, such asrabbits; the order Carnivora, including Felines (cats) and Canines(dogs); the order Artiodactyla, including Bovines (cows) and Swines(pigs); or of the order Perssodactyla, including Equines (horses). Themammals may be non-human primates, e.g., of the order Primates, Ceboids,or Simoids (monkeys) or of the order Anthropoids (humans and apes). Insome embodiments, the mammal may be a mammal of the order Rodentia, suchas mice and hamsters. Preferably, the mammal is a non-human primate or ahuman. An especially preferred mammal is the human.

T cells can be obtained from a number of sources, including peripheralblood mononuclear cells, bone marrow, lymph node tissue, spleen tissue,and tumors. In certain embodiments of the present invention, T cells canbe obtained from a unit of blood collected from a subject using anynumber of techniques known to the skilled artisan, such as Ficollseparation. In one preferred embodiment, cells from the circulatingblood of an individual are obtained by apheresis or leukapheresis. Theapheresis product typically contains lymphocytes, including T cells,monocytes, granulocytes, B cells, other nucleated white blood cells, redblood cells, and platelets. In one embodiment, the cells collected byapheresis may be washed to remove the plasma fraction and to place thecells in an appropriate buffer or media for subsequent processing steps.In one embodiment of the invention, the cells are washed with phosphatebuffered saline (PBS). In an alternative embodiment, the wash solutionlacks calcium and may lack magnesium or may lack many if not alldivalent cations. Initial activation steps in the absence of calciumlead to magnified activation. As those of ordinary skill in the artwould readily appreciate a washing step may be accomplished by methodsknown to those in the art, such as by using a semi-automated“flow-through” centrifuge (for example, the Cobe 2991 cell processor)according to the manufacturer's instructions. After washing, the cellsmay be resuspended in a variety of biocompatible buffers, such as, forexample, Ca-free, Mg-free PBS. Alternatively, the undesirable componentsof the apheresis sample may be removed and the cells directlyresuspended in culture media.

In another embodiment, T cells are isolated from peripheral bloodlymphocytes by lysing the red blood cells and depleting the monocytes,for example, by centrifugation through a PERCOLL™ gradient. A specificsubpopulation of T cells, such as CD28+, CD4+, CDC, CD45RA+, and CD45RO+T cells, can be further isolated by positive or negative selectiontechniques. For example, in one preferred embodiment, T cells areisolated by incubation with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 (i.e., 3×28)-conjugatedbeads, such as DYNABEADS® M-450 CD3/CD28 T, or XCYTE DYNABEADS™ for atime period sufficient for positive selection of the desired T cells. Inone embodiment, the time period is about 30 minutes. In a furtherembodiment, the time period ranges from 30 minutes to 36 hours or longerand all integer values there between. In a further embodiment, the timeperiod is at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 hours. In yet another preferredembodiment, the time period is 10 to 24 hours. In one preferredembodiment, the incubation time period is 24 hours. For isolation of Tcells from patients with leukemia, use of longer incubation times, suchas 24 hours, can increase cell yield. Longer incubation times may beused to isolate T cells in any situation where there are few T cells ascompared to other cell types, such in isolating tumor infiltratinglymphocytes (TIL) from tumor tissue or from immunocompromisedindividuals. Further, use of longer incubation times can increase theefficiency of capture of CD8+ T cells.

Enrichment of a T cell population by negative selection can beaccomplished with a combination of antibodies directed to surfacemarkers unique to the negatively selected cells. A preferred method iscell sorting and/or selection via negative magnetic immunoadherence orflow cytometry that uses a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies directed tocell surface markers present on the cells negatively selected. Forexample, to enrich for CD4+ cells by negative selection, a monoclonalantibody cocktail typically includes antibodies to CD14, CD20, CD11b,CD16, HLA-DR, and CD8.

Further, monocyte populations (i.e., CD14+ cells) may be depleted fromblood preparations by a variety of methodologies, including anti-CD14coated beads or columns, or utilization of the phagocytotic activity ofthese cells to facilitate removal. Accordingly, in one embodiment, theinvention uses paramagnetic particles of a size sufficient to beengulfed by phagocytotic monocytes. In certain embodiments, theparamagnetic particles are commercially available beads, for example,those produced by Life Technologies under the trade name Dynabeads™. Inone embodiment, other non-specific cells are removed by coating theparamagnetic particles with “irrelevant” proteins (e.g., serum proteinsor antibodies). Irrelevant proteins and antibodies include thoseproteins and antibodies or fragments thereof that do not specificallytarget the T cells to be isolated. In certain embodiments, theirrelevant beads include beads coated with sheep anti-mouse antibodies,goat anti-mouse antibodies, and human serum albumin.

In brief, such depletion of monocytes is performed by preincubating Tcells isolated from whole blood, apheresed peripheral blood, or tumorswith one or more varieties of irrelevant or non-antibody coupledparamagnetic particles at any amount that allows for removal ofmonocytes (approximately a 20:1 bead:cell ratio) for about 30 minutes to2 hours at 22 to 37 degrees C., followed by magnetic removal of cellswhich have attached to or engulfed the paramagnetic particles. Suchseparation can be performed using standard methods available in the art.For example, any magnetic separation methodology may be used including avariety of which are commercially available, (e.g., DYNAL® MagneticParticle Concentrator (DYNAL MPC®)). Assurance of requisite depletioncan be monitored by a variety of methodologies known to those ofordinary skill in the art, including flow cytometric analysis of CD14positive cells, before and after depletion.

For isolation of a desired population of cells by positive or negativeselection, the concentration of cells and surface (e.g., particles suchas beads) can be varied. In certain embodiments, it may be desirable tosignificantly decrease the volume in which beads and cells are mixedtogether (i.e., increase the concentration of cells), to ensure maximumcontact of cells and beads. For example, in one embodiment, aconcentration of 2 billion cells/ml is used. In one embodiment, aconcentration of 1 billion cells/ml is used. In a further embodiment,greater than 100 million cells/ml is used. In a further embodiment, aconcentration of cells of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 millioncells/ml is used. In yet another embodiment, a concentration of cellsfrom 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 100 million cells/ml is used. In furtherembodiments, concentrations of 125 or 150 million cells/ml can be used.Using high concentrations can result in increased cell yield, cellactivation, and cell expansion. Further, use of high cell concentrationsallows more efficient capture of cells that may weakly express targetantigens of interest, such as CD28-negative T cells, or from sampleswhere there are many tumor cells present (i.e., leukemic blood, tumortissue, etc). Such populations of cells may have therapeutic value andwould be desirable to obtain. For example, using high concentration ofcells allows more efficient selection of CD8+ T cells that normally haveweaker CD28 expression.

In a related embodiment, it may be desirable to use lower concentrationsof cells. By significantly diluting the mixture of T cells and surface(e.g., particles such as beads), interactions between the particles andcells is minimized. This selects for cells that express high amounts ofdesired antigens to be bound to the particles. For example, CD4+ T cellsexpress higher levels of CD28 and are more efficiently captured thanCD8+ T cells in dilute concentrations. In one embodiment, theconcentration of cells used is 5×10⁶/ml. In other embodiments, theconcentration used can be from about 1×10⁵/ml to 1×10⁶/ml, and anyinteger value in between.

T cells can also be frozen. Wishing not to be bound by theory, thefreeze and subsequent thaw step provides a more uniform product byremoving granulocytes and to some extent monocytes in the cellpopulation. After a washing step to remove plasma and platelets, thecells may be suspended in a freezing solution. While many freezingsolutions and parameters are known in the art and will be useful in thiscontext, one method involves using PBS containing 20% DMSO and 8% humanserum albumin, or other suitable cell freezing media, the cells then arefrozen to −80° C. at a rate of 1° per minute and stored in the vaporphase of a liquid nitrogen storage tank. Other methods of controlledfreezing may be used as well as uncontrolled freezing immediately at−20° C. or in liquid nitrogen.

T cells for use in the present invention may also be antigen-specific Tcells. For example, tumor-specific T cells can be used. In certainembodiments, antigen-specific T cells can be isolated from a patient ofinterest, such as a patient afflicted with a cancer or an infectiousdisease. In one embodiment, neoepitopes are determined for a subject andT cells specific to these antigens are isolated. Antigen-specific cellsfor use in expansion may also be generated in vitro using any number ofmethods known in the art, for example, as described in U.S. PatentPublication No. US 20040224402 entitled, Generation and Isolation ofAntigen-Specific T Cells, or in U.S. Pat. No. 6,040,177.Antigen-specific cells for use in the present invention may also begenerated using any number of methods known in the art, for example, asdescribed in Current Protocols in Immunology, or Current Protocols inCell Biology, both published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Boston, Mass.

In a related embodiment, it may be desirable to sort or otherwisepositively select (e.g. via magnetic selection) the antigen specificcells prior to or following one or two rounds of expansion. Sorting orpositively selecting antigen-specific cells can be carried out usingpeptide-MHC tetramers (Altman, et al., Science. 1996 Oct. 4;274(5284):94-6). In another embodiment, the adaptable tetramertechnology approach is used (Andersen et al., 2012 Nat Protoc.7:891-902). Tetramers are limited by the need to utilize predictedbinding peptides based on prior hypotheses, and the restriction tospecific HLAs. Peptide-WIC tetramers can be generated using techniquesknown in the art and can be made with any WIC molecule of interest andany antigen of interest as described herein. Specific epitopes to beused in this context can be identified using numerous assays known inthe art. For example, the ability of a polypeptide to bind to WIC classI may be evaluated indirectly by monitoring the ability to promoteincorporation of ¹²⁵I labeled β2-microglobulin ((32m) into WIC classI/β2m/peptide heterotrimeric complexes (see Parker et al., J. Immunol.152:163, 1994).

In one embodiment cells are directly labeled with an epitope-specificreagent for isolation by flow cytometry followed by characterization ofphenotype and TCRs. In one embodiment, T cells are isolated bycontacting with T cell specific antibodies. Sorting of antigen-specificT cells, or generally any cells of the present invention, can be carriedout using any of a variety of commercially available cell sorters,including, but not limited to, MoFlo sorter (DakoCytomation, FortCollins, Colo.), FACSAria™, FACSArray™, FACSVantage™, BD™ LSR II, andFACSCalibur™ (BD Biosciences, San Jose, Calif.).

In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises selecting cells thatalso express CD3. The method may comprise specifically selecting thecells in any suitable manner. Preferably, the selecting is carried outusing flow cytometry. The flow cytometry may be carried out using anysuitable method known in the art. The flow cytometry may employ anysuitable antibodies and stains. Preferably, the antibody is chosen suchthat it specifically recognizes and binds to the particular biomarkerbeing selected. For example, the specific selection of CD3, CD8, TIM-3,LAG-3, 4-1BB, or PD-1 may be carried out using anti-CD3, anti-CD8,anti-TIM-3, anti-LAG-3, anti-4-1BB, or anti-PD-1 antibodies,respectively. The antibody or antibodies may be conjugated to a bead(e.g., a magnetic bead) or to a fluorochrome. Preferably, the flowcytometry is fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). TCRs expressedon T cells can be selected based on reactivity to autologous tumors.Additionally, T cells that are reactive to tumors can be selected forbased on markers using the methods described in patent publication Nos.WO2014133567 and WO2014133568, herein incorporated by reference in theirentirety. Additionally, activated T cells can be selected for based onsurface expression of CD107a.

In one embodiment of the invention, the method further comprisesexpanding the numbers of T cells in the enriched cell population. Suchmethods are described in U.S. Pat. No. 8,637,307 and is hereinincorporated by reference in its entirety. The numbers of T cells may beincreased at least about 3-fold (or 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-, or 9-fold), morepreferably at least about 10-fold (or 20-, 30-, 40-, 50-, 60-, 70-, 80-,or 90-fold), more preferably at least about 100-fold, more preferably atleast about 1,000 fold, or most preferably at least about 100,000-fold.The numbers of T cells may be expanded using any suitable method knownin the art. Exemplary methods of expanding the numbers of cells aredescribed in patent publication No. WO 2003057171, U.S. Pat. No.8,034,334, and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0244133,each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

In one embodiment, ex vivo T cell expansion can be performed byisolation of T cells and subsequent stimulation or activation followedby further expansion. In one embodiment of the invention, the T cellsmay be stimulated or activated by a single agent. In another embodiment,T cells are stimulated or activated with two agents, one that induces aprimary signal and a second that is a co-stimulatory signal. Ligandsuseful for stimulating a single signal or stimulating a primary signaland an accessory molecule that stimulates a second signal may be used insoluble form. Ligands may be attached to the surface of a cell, to anEngineered Multivalent Signaling Platform (EMSP), or immobilized on asurface. In a preferred embodiment both primary and secondary agents areco-immobilized on a surface, for example a bead or a cell. In oneembodiment, the molecule providing the primary activation signal may bea CD3 ligand, and the co-stimulatory molecule may be a CD28 ligand or4-1BB ligand.

In certain embodiments, T cells comprising a CAR or an exogenous TCR,may be manufactured as described in WO2015120096, by a methodcomprising: enriching a population of lymphocytes obtained from a donorsubject; stimulating the population of lymphocytes with one or moreT-cell stimulating agents to produce a population of activated T cells,wherein the stimulation is performed in a closed system using serum-freeculture medium; transducing the population of activated T cells with aviral vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule which encodes the CAR orTCR, using a single cycle transduction to produce a population oftransduced T cells, wherein the transduction is performed in a closedsystem using serum-free culture medium; and expanding the population oftransduced T cells for a predetermined time to produce a population ofengineered T cells, wherein the expansion is performed in a closedsystem using serum-free culture medium. In certain embodiments, T cellscomprising a CAR or an exogenous TCR, may be manufactured as describedin WO2015120096, by a method comprising: obtaining a population oflymphocytes; stimulating the population of lymphocytes with one or morestimulating agents to produce a population of activated T cells, whereinthe stimulation is performed in a closed system using serum-free culturemedium; transducing the population of activated T cells with a viralvector comprising a nucleic acid molecule which encodes the CAR or TCR,using at least one cycle transduction to produce a population oftransduced T cells, wherein the transduction is performed in a closedsystem using serum-free culture medium; and expanding the population oftransduced T cells to produce a population of engineered T cells,wherein the expansion is performed in a closed system using serum-freeculture medium. The predetermined time for expanding the population oftransduced T cells may be 3 days. The time from enriching the populationof lymphocytes to producing the engineered T cells may be 6 days. Theclosed system may be a closed bag system. Further provided is populationof T cells comprising a CAR or an exogenous TCR obtainable or obtainedby said method, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising such cells.

In certain embodiments, T cell maturation or differentiation in vitromay be delayed or inhibited by the method as described in WO2017070395,comprising contacting one or more T cells from a subject in need of a Tcell therapy with an AKT inhibitor (such as, e.g., one or a combinationof two or more AKT inhibitors disclosed in claim 8 of WO2017070395) andat least one of exogenous Interleukin-7 (IL-7) and exogenousInterleukin-15 (IL-15), wherein the resulting T cells exhibit delayedmaturation or differentiation, and/or wherein the resulting T cellsexhibit improved T cell function (such as, e.g., increased T cellproliferation; increased cytokine production; and/or increased cytolyticactivity) relative to a T cell function of a T cell cultured in theabsence of an AKT inhibitor.

In certain embodiments, a patient in need of a T cell therapy may beconditioned by a method as described in WO2016191756 comprisingadministering to the patient a dose of cyclophosphamide between 200mg/m2/day and 2000 mg/m2/day and a dose of fludarabine between 20mg/m2/day and 900 mg/m²/day.

Diseases

It will be understood by the skilled person that treating as referred toherein encompasses enhancing treatment, or improving treatment efficacy.Treatment may include inhibition of tumor regression as well asinhibition of tumor growth, metastasis or tumor cell proliferation, orinhibition or reduction of otherwise deleterious effects associated withthe tumor.

Efficaciousness of treatment is determined in association with any knownmethod for diagnosing or treating the particular disease. The inventioncomprehends a treatment method comprising any one of the methods or usesherein discussed.

The phrase “therapeutically effective amount” as used herein refers to asufficient amount of a drug, agent, or compound to provide a desiredtherapeutic effect.

As used herein “patient” refers to any human being receiving or who mayreceive medical treatment and is used interchangeably herein with theterm “subject”.

Therapy or treatment according to the invention may be performed aloneor in conjunction with another therapy, and may be provided at home, thedoctor's office, a clinic, a hospital's outpatient department, or ahospital. Treatment generally begins at a hospital so that the doctorcan observe the therapy's effects closely and make any adjustments thatare needed. The duration of the therapy depends on the age and conditionof the patient, the stage of the cancer, and how the patient responds tothe treatment.

The disclosure also provides methods for reducing resistance toimmunotherapy and treating disease. Not being bound by a theory, cancercells have many strategies of avoiding the immune system and by reducingthe signature of the present invention cancer cells may be unmasked tothe immune system. Not being bound by a theory, reducing a genesignature of the present invention may be used to treat a subject whohas not been administered an immunotherapy, such that the subject'stumor becomes unmasked to their natural or unamplified immune system. Inother embodiments, the cancer is resistant to therapies targeting theadaptive immune system (see e.g., Rooney et al., Molecular and geneticproperties of tumors associated with local immune cytolytic activity,Cell. 2015 Jan. 15; 160(1-2): 48-61). In one embodiment, modulation ofone or more of the signature genes are used for reducing animmunotherapy resistant signature for the treatment of a subpopulationof tumor cells that are linked to resistance to targeted therapies andprogressive tumor growth.

In general, the immune system is involved with controlling all cancersand the present application is applicable to treatment of all cancers.Not being bound by a theory, the signature of the present invention isapplicable to all cancers and may be used for treatment, as well as fordetermining a prognosis and stratifying patients. The cancer mayinclude, without limitation, liquid tumors such as leukemia (e.g., acuteleukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelocytic leukemia, acutemyeloblastic leukemia, acute promyelocytic leukemia, acutemyelomonocytic leukemia, acute monocytic leukemia, acuteerythroleukemia, chronic leukemia, chronic myelocytic leukemia, chroniclymphocytic leukemia), polycythemia vera, lymphoma (e.g., Hodgkin'sdisease, non-Hodgkin's disease), Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, heavychain disease, or multiple myeloma.

The cancer may include, without limitation, solid tumors such assarcomas and carcinomas. Examples of solid tumors include, but are notlimited to fibrosarcoma, myxosarcoma, liposarcoma, chondrosarcoma,osteogenic sarcoma, chordoma, angiosarcoma, endotheliosarcoma,lymphangiosarcoma, lymphangioendotheliosarcoma, synovioma, mesothelioma,Ewing's tumor, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, squamous cellcarcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sweat gland carcinoma,sebaceous gland carcinoma, papillary carcinoma, papillaryadenocarcinomas, cystadenocarcinoma, medullary carcinoma, epithelialcarcinoma, bronchogenic carcinoma, hepatoma, colorectal cancer (e.g.,colon cancer, rectal cancer), anal cancer, pancreatic cancer (e.g.,pancreatic adenocarcinoma, islet cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors),breast cancer (e.g., ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma, inflammatorybreast cancer, clear cell carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma), ovariancarcinoma (e.g., ovarian epithelial carcinoma or surfaceepithelial-stromal tumour including serous tumour, endometrioid tumorand mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, sex-cord-stromal tumor), prostatecancer, liver and bile duct carcinoma (e.g., hepatocelluar carcinoma,cholangiocarcinoma, hemangioma), choriocarcinoma, seminoma, embryonalcarcinoma, kidney cancer (e.g., renal cell carcinoma, clear cellcarcinoma, Wilm's tumor, nephroblastoma), cervical cancer, uterinecancer (e.g., endometrial adenocarcinoma, uterine papillary serouscarcinoma, uterine clear-cell carcinoma, uterine sarcomas andleiomyosarcomas, mixed mullerian tumors), testicular cancer, germ celltumor, lung cancer (e.g., lung adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma,large cell carcinoma, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, non-small-cellcarcinoma, small cell carcinoma, mesothelioma), bladder carcinoma,signet ring cell carcinoma, cancer of the head and neck (e.g., squamouscell carcinomas), esophageal carcinoma (e.g., esophagealadenocarcinoma), tumors of the brain (e.g., glioma, glioblastoma,medullablastoma, astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, craniopharyngioma,ependymoma, pinealoma, hemangioblastoma, acoustic neuroma,oligodenroglioma, schwannoma, meningioma), neuroblastoma,retinoblastoma, neuroendocrine tumor, melanoma, cancer of the stomach(e.g., stomach adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor), orcarcinoids. Lymphoproliferative disorders are also considered to beproliferative diseases.

Administration

At will be appreciated that administration of therapeutic entities inaccordance with the invention will be administered with suitablecarriers, excipients, and other agents that are incorporated intoformulations to provide improved transfer, delivery, tolerance, and thelike. A multitude of appropriate formulations can be found in theformulary known to all pharmaceutical chemists: Remington'sPharmaceutical Sciences (15th ed, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa.(1975)), particularly Chapter 87 by Blaug, Seymour, therein. Theseformulations include, for example, powders, pastes, ointments, jellies,waxes, oils, lipids, lipid (cationic or anionic) containing vesicles(such as Lipofectin™), DNA conjugates, anhydrous absorption pastes,oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, emulsions carbowax(polyethylene glycols of various molecular weights), semi-solid gels,and semi-solid mixtures containing carbowax. Any of the foregoingmixtures may be appropriate in treatments and therapies in accordancewith the present invention, provided that the active ingredient in theformulation is not inactivated by the formulation and the formulation isphysiologically compatible and tolerable with the route ofadministration. See also Baldrick P. “Pharmaceutical excipientdevelopment: the need for preclinical guidance.” Regul. ToxicolPharmacol. 32(2):210-8 (2000), Wang W. “Lyophilization and developmentof solid protein pharmaceuticals.” Int. J. Pharm. 203(1-2):1-60 (2000),Charman W N “Lipids, lipophilic drugs, and oral drug delivery-someemerging concepts.” J Pharm Sci. 89(8):967-78 (2000), Powell et al.“Compendium of excipients for parenteral formulations” PDA J Pharm SciTechnol. 52:238-311 (1998) and the citations therein for additionalinformation related to formulations, excipients and carriers well knownto pharmaceutical chemists.

The medicaments of the invention are prepared in a manner known to thoseskilled in the art, for example, by means of conventional dissolving,lyophilizing, mixing, granulating or confectioning processes. Methodswell known in the art for making formulations are found, for example, inRemington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, 20th ed., ed. A. R.Gennaro, 2000, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, andEncyclopedia of Pharmaceutical Technology, eds. J. Swarbrick and J. C.Boylan, 1988-1999, Marcel Dekker, New York.

Administration of medicaments of the invention may be by any suitablemeans that results in a compound concentration that is effective fortreating or inhibiting (e.g., by delaying) the development of a disease.The compound is admixed with a suitable carrier substance, e.g., apharmaceutically acceptable excipient that preserves the therapeuticproperties of the compound with which it is administered. One exemplarypharmaceutically acceptable excipient is physiological saline. Thesuitable carrier substance is generally present in an amount of 1-95% byweight of the total weight of the medicament. The medicament may beprovided in a dosage form that is suitable for administration. Thus, themedicament may be in form of, e.g., tablets, capsules, pills, powders,granulates, suspensions, emulsions, solutions, gels including hydrogels,pastes, ointments, creams, plasters, drenches, delivery devices,injectables, implants, sprays, or aerosols.

The agents disclosed herein (e.g., antibodies) may be used in apharmaceutical composition when combined with a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier. Such compositions comprise atherapeutically-effective amount of the agent and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier. Such a composition may also further comprise (inaddition to an agent and a carrier) diluents, fillers, salts, buffers,stabilizers, solubilizers, and other materials well known in the art.Compositions comprising the agent can be administered in the form ofsalts provided the salts are pharmaceutically acceptable. Salts may beprepared using standard procedures known to those skilled in the art ofsynthetic organic chemistry.

The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salts” refers to salts preparedfrom pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic bases or acids includinginorganic or organic bases and inorganic or organic acids. Salts derivedfrom inorganic bases include aluminum, ammonium, calcium, copper,ferric, ferrous, lithium, magnesium, manganic salts, manganous,potassium, sodium, zinc, and the like. Particularly preferred are theammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium salts. Salts derivedfrom pharmaceutically acceptable organic non-toxic bases include saltsof primary, secondary, and tertiary amines, substituted amines includingnaturally occurring substituted amines, cyclic amines, and basic ionexchange resins, such as arginine, betaine, caffeine, choline,N,N′-dibenzylethylenediamine, diethylamine, 2-diethylaminoethanol,2-dimethylaminoethanol, ethanolamine, ethylenediamine,N-ethyl-morpholine, N-ethylpiperidine, glucamine, glucosamine,histidine, hydrabamine, isopropylamine, lysine, methylglucamine,morpholine, piperazine, piperidine, polyamine resins, procaine, purines,theobromine, triethylamine, trimethylamine, tripropylamine,tromethamine, and the like. The term “pharmaceutically acceptable salt”further includes all acceptable salts such as acetate, lactobionate,benzenesulfonate, laurate, benzoate, malate, bicarbonate, maleate,bisulfate, mandelate, bitartrate, mesylate, borate, methylbromide,bromide, methylnitrate, calcium edetate, methylsulfate, camsylate,mucate, carbonate, napsylate, chloride, nitrate, clavulanate,N-methylglucamine, citrate, ammonium salt, dihydrochloride, oleate,edetate, oxalate, edisylate, pamoate (embonate), estolate, palmitate,esylate, pantothenate, fumarate, phosphate/diphosphate, gluceptate,polygalacturonate, gluconate, salicylate, glutamate, stearate,glycollylarsanilate, sulfate, hexylresorcinate, subacetate, hydrabamine,succinate, hydrobromide, tannate, hydrochloride, tartrate,hydroxynaphthoate, teoclate, iodide, tosylate, isothionate,triethiodide, lactate, panoate, valerate, and the like which can be usedas a dosage form for modifying the solubility or hydrolysischaracteristics or can be used in sustained release or pro-drugformulations. It will be understood that, as used herein, references tospecific agents (e.g., neuromedin U receptor agonists or antagonists),also include the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Methods of administrating the pharmacological compositions, includingagonists, antagonists, antibodies or fragments thereof, to an individualinclude, but are not limited to, intradermal, intrathecal,intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous, intranasal,epidural, by inhalation, and oral routes. The compositions can beadministered by any convenient route, for example by infusion or bolusinjection, by absorption through epithelial or mucocutaneous linings(for example, oral mucosa, rectal and intestinal mucosa, and the like),ocular, and the like and can be administered together with otherbiologically-active agents. Administration can be systemic or local. Inaddition, it may be advantageous to administer the composition into thecentral nervous system by any suitable route, including intraventricularand intrathecal injection. Pulmonary administration may also be employedby use of an inhaler or nebulizer, and formulation with an aerosolizingagent. It may also be desirable to administer the agent locally to thearea in need of treatment; this may be achieved by, for example, and notby way of limitation, local infusion during surgery, topicalapplication, by injection, by means of a catheter, by means of asuppository, or by means of an implant.

Various delivery systems are known and can be used to administer thepharmacological compositions including, but not limited to,encapsulation in liposomes, microparticles, microcapsules; minicells;polymers; capsules; tablets; and the like. In one embodiment, the agentmay be delivered in a vesicle, in particular a liposome. In a liposome,the agent is combined, in addition to other pharmaceutically acceptablecarriers, with amphipathic agents such as lipids which exist inaggregated form as micelles, insoluble monolayers, liquid crystals, orlamellar layers in aqueous solution. Suitable lipids for liposomalformulation include, without limitation, monoglycerides, diglycerides,sulfatides, lysolecithin, phospholipids, saponin, bile acids, and thelike. Preparation of such liposomal formulations is within the level ofskill in the art, as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,837,028and 4,737,323. In yet another embodiment, the pharmacologicalcompositions can be delivered in a controlled release system including,but not limited to: a delivery pump (See, for example, Saudek, et al.,New Engl. J. Med. 321: 574 (1989) and a semi-permeable polymericmaterial (See, for example, Howard, et al., J. Neurosurg. 71: 105(1989)). Additionally, the controlled release system can be placed inproximity of the therapeutic target (e.g., a tumor), thus requiring onlya fraction of the systemic dose. See, for example, Goodson, In: MedicalApplications of Controlled Release, 1984. (CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.).

The amount of the agents which will be effective in the treatment of aparticular disorder or condition will depend on the nature of thedisorder or condition, and may be determined by standard clinicaltechniques by those of skill within the art. In addition, in vitroassays may optionally be employed to help identify optimal dosageranges. The precise dose to be employed in the formulation will alsodepend on the route of administration, and the overall seriousness ofthe disease or disorder, and should be decided according to the judgmentof the practitioner and each patient's circumstances. Ultimately, theattending physician will decide the amount of the agent with which totreat each individual patient. In certain embodiments, the attendingphysician will administer low doses of the agent and observe thepatient's response. Larger doses of the agent may be administered untilthe optimal therapeutic effect is obtained for the patient, and at thatpoint the dosage is not increased further. In general, the daily doserange of a drug lie within the range known in the art for a particulardrug or biologic. Effective doses may be extrapolated from dose-responsecurves derived from in vitro or animal model test systems. Ultimatelythe attending physician will decide on the appropriate duration oftherapy using compositions of the present invention. Dosage will alsovary according to the age, weight and response of the individualpatient.

Methods for administering antibodies for therapeutic use is well knownto one skilled in the art. In certain embodiments, small particleaerosols of antibodies or fragments thereof may be administered (seee.g., Piazza et al., J. Infect. Dis., Vol. 166, pp. 1422-1424, 1992; andBrown, Aerosol Science and Technology, Vol. 24, pp. 45-56, 1996). Incertain embodiments, antibodies are administered in metered-dosepropellant driven aerosols. In certain embodiments, antibodies may beadministered in liposomes, i.e., immunoliposomes (see, e.g., Maruyama etal., Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Vol. 1234, pp. 74-80, 1995). In certainembodiments, immunoconjugates, immunoliposomes or immunomicrospherescontaining an agent of the present invention is administered byinhalation.

In certain embodiments, antibodies may be topically administered tomucosa, such as the oropharynx, nasal cavity, respiratory tract,gastrointestinal tract, eye such as the conjunctival mucosa, vagina,urogenital mucosa, or for dermal application. In certain embodiments,antibodies are administered to the nasal, bronchial or pulmonary mucosa.In order to obtain optimal delivery of the antibodies to the pulmonarycavity in particular, it may be advantageous to add a surfactant such asa phosphoglyceride, e.g. phosphatidylcholine, and/or a hydrophilic orhydrophobic complex of a positively or negatively charged excipient anda charged antibody of the opposite charge.

Other excipients suitable for pharmaceutical compositions intended fordelivery of antibodies to the respiratory tract mucosa may be a)carbohydrates, e.g., monosaccharides such as fructose, galactose,glucose. D-mannose, sorbiose, and the like; disaccharides, such aslactose, trehalose, cellobiose, and the like; cyclodextrins, such as2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin; and polysaccharides, such as raffinose,maltodextrins, dextrans, and the like; b) amino acids, such as glycine,arginine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, cysteine, lysine and the like;c) organic salts prepared from organic acids and bases, such as sodiumcitrate, sodium ascorbate, magnesium gluconate, sodium gluconate,tromethamine hydrochloride, and the like: d) peptides and proteins, suchas aspartame, human serum albumin, gelatin, and the like; e) alditols,such mannitol, xylitol, and the like, and f) polycationic polymers, suchas chitosan or a chitosan salt or derivative.

For dermal application, the antibodies of the present invention maysuitably be formulated with one or more of the following excipients:solvents, buffering agents, preservatives, humectants, chelating agents,antioxidants, stabilizers, emulsifying agents, suspending agents,gel-forming agents, ointment bases, penetration enhancers, and skinprotective agents.

Examples of solvents are e.g. water, alcohols, vegetable or marine oils(e.g. edible oils like almond oil, castor oil, cacao butter, coconutoil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, linseed oil, olive oil, palm oil, peanutoil, poppy seed oil, rapeseed oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, sunfloweroil, and tea seed oil), mineral oils, fatty oils, liquid paraffin,polyethylene glycols, propylene glycols, glycerol, liquidpolyalkylsiloxanes, and mixtures thereof.

Examples of buffering agents are e.g. citric acid, acetic acid, tartaricacid, lactic acid, hydrogenphosphoric acid, diethyl amine etc. Suitableexamples of preservatives for use in compositions are parabenes, such asmethyl, ethyl, propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, butylparaben, isobutylparaben,isopropylparaben, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, benzoic acid, methylbenzoate, phenoxyethanol, bronopol, bronidox, MDM hydantoin,iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, EDTA, benzalconium chloride, andbenzylalcohol, or mixtures of preservatives.

Examples of humectants are glycerin, propylene glycol, sorbitol, lacticacid, urea, and mixtures thereof.

Examples of antioxidants are butylated hydroxy anisole (BHA), ascorbicacid and derivatives thereof, tocopherol and derivatives thereof,cysteine, and mixtures thereof.

Examples of emulsifying agents are naturally occurring gums, e.g. gumacacia or gum tragacanth; naturally occurring phosphatides, e.g. soybeanlecithin, sorbitan monooleate derivatives: wool fats; wool alcohols;sorbitan esters; monoglycerides; fatty alcohols; fatty acid esters (e.g.triglycerides of fatty acids); and mixtures thereof.

Examples of suspending agents are e.g. celluloses and cellulosederivatives such as, e.g., carboxymethyl cellulose,hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose,hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, carraghenan, acacia gum, arabic gum,tragacanth, and mixtures thereof.

Examples of gel bases, viscosity-increasing agents or components whichare able to take up exudate from a wound are: liquid paraffin,polyethylene, fatty oils, colloidal silica or aluminum, zinc soaps,glycerol, propylene glycol, tragacanth, carboxyvinyl polymers,magnesium-aluminum silicates, Carbopol®, hydrophilic polymers such as,e.g. starch or cellulose derivatives such as, e.g.,carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose and other cellulosederivatives, water-swellable hydrocolloids, carragenans, hyaluronates(e.g. hyaluronate gel optionally containing sodium chloride), andalginates including propylene glycol alginate.

Examples of ointment bases are e.g. beeswax, paraffin, cetanol, cetylpalmitate, vegetable oils, sorbitan esters of fatty acids (Span),polyethylene glycols, and condensation products between sorbitan estersof fatty acids and ethylene oxide, e.g. polyoxyethylene sorbitanmonooleate (Tween).

Examples of hydrophobic or water-emulsifying ointment bases areparaffins, vegetable oils, animal fats, synthetic glycerides, waxes,lanolin, and liquid polyalkylsiloxanes. Examples of hydrophilic ointmentbases are solid macrogols (polyethylene glycols). Other examples ofointment bases are triethanolamine soaps, sulphated fatty alcohol andpolysorbates.

Examples of other excipients are polymers such as carmelose, sodiumcarmelose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose,hydroxypropylcellulose, pectin, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, acaciagum, gelatin, carbomer, emulsifiers like vitamin E, glyceryl stearates,cetanyl glucoside, collagen, carrageenan, hyaluronates and alginates andchitosans.

The dose of antibody required in humans to be effective in the treatmentof cancer differs with the type and severity of the cancer to betreated, the age and condition of the patient, etc. Typical doses ofantibody to be administered are in the range of 1 μg to 1 g, preferably1-1000 more preferably 2-500, even more preferably 5-50, most preferably10-20 μg per unit dosage form. In certain embodiments, infusion ofantibodies of the present invention may range from 10-500 mg/m².

There are a variety of techniques available for introducing nucleicacids into viable cells. The techniques vary depending upon whether thenucleic acid is transferred into cultured cells in vitro, or in vivo inthe cells of the intended host. Techniques suitable for the transfer ofnucleic acid into mammalian cells in vitro include the use of liposomes,electroporation, microinjection, cell fusion, DEAE-dextran, the calciumphosphate precipitation method, etc. The currently preferred in vivogene transfer techniques include transduction with viral (typicallylentivirus, adeno associated virus (AAV) and adenovirus) vectors.

In certain embodiments, an agent that reduces a gene signature asdescribed herein is used to treat a subject in need thereof having acancer.

In one embodiment, the agent is a protein kinase C (PKC) activator. By“protein kinase C activator” is meant any compound that increases thecatalytic activity of any protein kinase C (PKC) isoform (see, e.g.,WO1998017299A1). The preferred catalytic activity that is enhanced isthe kinase activity. Protein kinase C (“PKC”) is a key enzyme in signaltransduction involved in a variety of cellular functions, including cellgrowth, regulation of gene expression, and ion channel activity. The PKCfamily of isozymes includes at least 11 different protein kinases thatcan be divided into at least three subfamilies based on their homologyand sensitivity to activators. Each isozyme includes a number ofhomologous (“conserved” or “C”) domains interspersed with isozyme-unique(“variable” or “V”) domains. Members of the “classical” or “cPKC”subfamily, α, βt, βM and yPKC, contain four homologous domains (C1, C2,C3 and C4) and require calcium, phosphatidylserine, and diacylglycerolor phorbol esters for activation. In members of the “novel” or “nPKC”subfamily, δ, ε, η and θ PKC, a C2-like domain preceeds the C1 domain.However, that C2 domain does not bind calcium and therefore the nPKCsubfamily does not require calcium for activation. Finally, members ofthe “atypical” or “αPKC” subfamily, ζ and λ/iPKC, lack both the C2 andone-half of the C1 homologous domains and are insensitive todiacylglycerol, phorbol esters and calcium. Studies on the subcellulardistribution of PKC isozymes demonstrate that activation of PKC resultsin its redistribution in the cells (also termed trans location), suchthat activated PKC isozymes associate with the plasma membrane,cytoskeletal elements, nuclei, and other subcellular compartments(Saito, N. et al, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:3409-3413 (1989);Papadopoulos, V. and Hall, P. F. J. Cell Biol. 108:553-567 (1989);Mochly-Rosen, D., et al., Molec. Biol. Cell (formerly Cell Reg.)1:693-706, (1990)).

Mochly-Rosen, D., et al. discusses activation of PKC (Nat Rev DrugDiscov. 2012 December; 11(12): 937-957). PKC isozymes are activated by avariety of hormones, such as adrenalin and angiotensin, by growthfactors, including epidermal growth factor and insulin, and byneurotransmitters such as dopamine and endorphin; these stimulators,when bound to their respective receptors, activate members of thephospholipase C family, which generates diacylglycerol, a lipid-derivedsecond messenger. The novel isozymes (PKC δ, ε, θ and η) are activatedby diacylglycerol alone, whereas the four conventional PKC isozymes(PKCα, βI, βII and γ) also require calcium for their activation.Cellular calcium levels are elevated along with diacylglycerol, becausethe latter is often co-produced with inositol trisphosphate (IP3), whichtriggers calcium release into the cytosol from internal stores.Activation of PKC can also occur in the absence of the above secondmessengers. High levels of cytosolic calcium can directly activatephospholipase C, thus leading to PKC activation in the absence ofreceptor activation. A number of post-translational modifications of PKCwere also found to lead to activation of select PKC isozymes both innormal and disease states. These include activation by proteolysisbetween the regulatory and the catalytic domain that was noted to occurfor PKCδ, for example. Phosphorylation of a number of sites may berequired for maturation of the newly synthesized enzyme, but also foractivation of mature isozymes, e.g. H2O2-induced tyrosinephosphorylation of PKCδ. Other modifications including oxidation,acetylation and nitration have also been found to activate PKC.

In one embodiment, the agent is an inhibitor of the NFκB pathway.Inhibitors of the NFκB pathway have been described (see, e.g., Gilmoreand Herscovitch, Inhibitors of NF-kappaB signaling: 785 and counting.Oncogene (2006) 25, 6887-6899). These compounds include chemicals,metals, metabolites, synthetic compounds, antioxidants, peptides, smallRNA/DNA, microbial and viral proteins, small molecules, and engineereddominant-negative or constitutively active polypeptides.

In one embodiment, the agent is an IGF1R inhibitor. IGF1R inhibitors arewell known in the art (see, e.g., King et al., Can we unlock thepotential of IGF-1R inhibition in cancer therapy? Cancer Treat Rev. 2014October; 40(9): 1096-1105). IGF1R inhibitors may include, but are notlimited to monoclonal anti-IGF1R antibodies, small molecule tyrosinekinase inhibitors (TKIs), and IGF ligand antibodies.

In one embodiment, the agent is Reserpine (methyl 18β-hydroxy-11,17α-dimethoxy-3β, 20α-yohimban-16β-carboxylate 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate)or derivative thereof. Reserpine is an alkaloid first isolated fromRauwolfia serpentina. Reserpine (also known by trade names Raudixin,Serpalan, Serpasil) is an indole alkaloid, antipsychotic, andantihypertensive drug that has been used for the control of high bloodpressure and for the relief of psychotic symptoms, although because ofthe development of better drugs for these purposes and because of itsnumerous side-effects, it is rarely used today. The antihypertensiveactions of reserpine are a result of its ability to depletecatecholamines (among other monoamine neurotransmitters) from peripheralsympathetic nerve endings. These substances are normally involved incontrolling heart rate, force of cardiac contraction and peripheralvascular resistance. The daily dose of reserpine in antihypertensivetreatment is as low as 0.1 to 0.25 mg. In certain embodiments, the doseis significantly higher for the treatment of cancer. A skilledpractitioner would know to adjust the dose based on response to thedrug. For example, reduction of an immunotherapy resistance signature ordecrease in tumor size and/or proliferation. In certain embodiments,Reserpine is administered directly to a tumor. In certain embodiments,reserpine is administered over the course of a single day or week ormonth.

Typical of the known rauwolfia alkaloids are deserpidine, alperaxylon,reserpine, and rauwolfia serpentina. Oral dosage of the rauwolfiaalkaloid should be carefully adjusted according to individual toleranceand response, using the lowest possible effective dosage. Typically, theamount of rauwolfia alkaloid administered daily is from about 0.001 toabout 0.01 mg per kg of body weight.

In certain embodiments, the agent capable of modulating a signature asdescribed herein is a cell cycle inhibitor (see e.g., Dickson andSchwartz, Development of cell-cycle inhibitors for cancer therapy, CurrOncol. 2009 March; 16(2): 36-43). In one embodiment, the agent capableof modulating a signature as described herein is a CDK4/6 inhibitor,such as LEE011, palbociclib (PD-0332991), and Abemaciclib (LY2835219)(see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 9,259,399B2; WO2016025650A1; US PatentPublication No. 20140031325; US Patent Publication No. 20140080838; USPatent Publication No. 20130303543; US Patent Publication No.2007/0027147; US Patent Publication No. 2003/0229026; US PatentPublication No 2004/0048915; US Patent Publication No. 2004/0006074; USPatent Publication No. 2007/0179118; each of which is incorporated byreference herein in its entirety). Currently there are three CDK4/6inhibitors that are either approved or in late-stage development:palbociclib (PD-0332991; Pfizer), ribociclib (LEE011; Novartis), andabemaciclib (LY2835219; Lilly) (see e.g., Hamilton and Infante,Targeting CDK4/6 in patients with cancer, Cancer Treatment Reviews,Volume 45, April 2016, Pages 129-138).

In certain embodiments, an agent that reduces an immunotherapyresistance signature is co-administered with an immunotherapy or isadministered before or after administration of an immunotherapy. Incertain embodiments, a subject in need thereof is treated with a phasedcombination therapy. The phased combination therapy may be a treatmentregimen comprising checkpoint inhibition followed by a CDK4/6 inhibitorand checkpoint inhibitor combination. Checkpoint inhibitors may beadministered every two weeks. The combination therapy may beadministered when an immunotherapy resistance signature is detected.This may be after two weeks to six months after the initial checkpointinhibition. The immunotherapy may be adoptive cell transfer therapy, asdescribed herein or may be an inhibitor of any check point proteindescribed herein. The checkpoint blockade therapy may compriseanti-TIM3, anti-CTLA4, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD1, anti-TIGIT, anti-LAG3, orcombinations thereof. Specific check point inhibitors include, but arenot limited to anti-CTLA4 antibodies (e.g., Ipilimumab), anti-PD-1antibodies (e.g., Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab), and anti-PD-L1 antibodies(e.g., Atezolizumab). Dosages for the immunotherapy and/or CDK4/6inhibitors may be determined according to the standard of care for eachtherapy and may be incorporated into the standard of care (see, e.g.,Rivalland et al., Standard of care in immunotherapy trials: Challengesand considerations, Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2017 July; 13(9): 2164-2178;and Pernas et al., CDK4/6 inhibition in breast cancer: current practiceand future directions, Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2018). The standard of careis the current treatment that is accepted by medical experts as a propertreatment for a certain type of disease and that is widely used byhealthcare professionals. Standard or care is also called best practice,standard medical care, and standard therapy.

In another aspect, provided is a pharmaceutical pack or kit, comprisingone or more containers filled with one or more of the ingredients of thepharmaceutical compositions.

In another aspect, provided is a kit for detecting the gene signature asdescribed herein.

With respect to general information on CRISPR-Cas Systems, componentsthereof, and delivery of such components, including methods, materials,delivery vehicles, vectors, particles, AAV, and making and usingthereof, including as to amounts and formulations, all useful in thepractice of the instant invention, reference is made to: U.S. Pat. Nos.8,999,641, 8,993,233, 8,945,839, 8,932,814, 8,906,616, 8,895,308,8,889,418, 8,889,356, 8,871,445, 8,865,406, 8,795,965, 8,771,945 and8,697,359; US Patent Publications US 2014-0310830 (U.S. application Ser.No. 14/105,031), US 2014-0287938 A1 (U.S. application Ser. No.14/213,991), US 2014-0273234 A1 (U.S. application Ser. No. 14/293,674),US2014-0273232 A1 (U.S. application Ser. No. 14/290,575), US2014-0273231 (U.S. application Ser. No. 14/259,420), US 2014-0256046 A1(U.S. application Ser. No. 14/226,274), US 2014-0248702 A1 (U.S.application Ser. No. 14/258,458), US 2014-0242700 A1 (U.S. applicationSer. 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Mention is also made of U.S. application 62/091,455, filed, 12 Dec. 14,PROTECTED GUIDE RNAS (PGRNAS); U.S. application 62/096,708, 24 Dec. 14,PROTECTED GUIDE RNAS (PGRNAS); U.S. application 62/091,462, 12 Dec. 14,DEAD GUIDES FOR CRISPR TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; U.S. application62/096,324, 23 Dec. 14, DEAD GUIDES FOR CRISPR TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;U.S. application 62/091,456, 12 Dec. 14, ESCORTED AND FUNCTIONALIZEDGUIDES FOR CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; U.S. application 62/091,461, 12 Dec. 14,DELIVERY, USE AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS ANDCOMPOSITIONS FOR GENOME EDITING AS TO HEMATOPOETIC STEM CELLS (HSCs);U.S. application 62/094,903, 19 Dec. 14, UNBIASED IDENTIFICATION OFDOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS AND GENOMIC REARRANGEMENT BY GENOME-WISE INSERTCAPTURE SEQUENCING; U.S. application 62/096,761, 24 Dec. 14, ENGINEERINGOF SYSTEMS, METHODS AND OPTIMIZED ENZYME AND GUIDE SCAFFOLDS FORSEQUENCE MANIPULATION; U.S. application 62/098,059, 30 Dec. 14,RNA-TARGETING SYSTEM; U.S. application 62/096,656, 24 Dec. 14, CRISPRHAVING OR ASSOCIATED WITH DESTABILIZATION DOMAINS; U.S. application62/096,697, 24 Dec. 14, CRISPR HAVING OR ASSOCIATED WITH AAV; U.S.application 62/098,158, 30 Dec. 14, ENGINEERED CRISPR COMPLEXINSERTIONAL TARGETING SYSTEMS; U.S. application 62/151,052, 22 Apr. 15,CELLULAR TARGETING FOR EXTRACELLULAR EXOSOMAL REPORTING; U.S.application 62/054,490, 24 Sep. 14, DELIVERY, USE AND THERAPEUTICAPPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETINGDISORDERS AND DISEASES USING PARTICLE DELIVERY COMPONENTS; U.S.application 62/055,484, 25 Sep. 14, SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPOSITIONSFOR SEQUENCE MANIPULATION WITH OPTIMIZED FUNCTIONAL CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS;U.S. application 62/087,537, 4 Dec. 14, SYSTEMS, METHODS ANDCOMPOSITIONS FOR SEQUENCE MANIPULATION WITH OPTIMIZED FUNCTIONALCRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; U.S. application 62/054,651, 24 Sep. 14, DELIVERY,USE AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS ANDCOMPOSITIONS FOR MODELING COMPETITION OF MULTIPLE CANCER MUTATIONS INVIVO; U.S. application 62/067,886, 23 Oct. 14, DELIVERY, USE ANDTHERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS FORMODELING COMPETITION OF MULTIPLE CANCER MUTATIONS IN VIVO; U.S.application 62/054,675, 24 Sep. 14, DELIVERY, USE AND THERAPEUTICAPPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONS IN NEURONALCELLS/TISSUES; U.S. application 62/054,528, 24 Sep. 14, DELIVERY, USEAND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS AND COMPOSITIONSIN IMMUNE DISEASES OR DISORDERS; U.S. application 62/055,454, 25 Sep.14, DELIVERY, USE AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS OF THE CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMSAND COMPOSITIONS FOR TARGETING DISORDERS AND DISEASES USING CELLPENETRATION PEPTIDES (CPP); U.S. application 62/055,460, 25 Sep. 14,MULTIFUNCTIONAL-CRISPR COMPLEXES AND/OR OPTIMIZED ENZYME LINKEDFUNCTIONAL-CRISPR COMPLEXES; U.S. application 62/087,475, 4 Dec. 14,FUNCTIONAL SCREENING WITH OPTIMIZED FUNCTIONAL CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; U.S.application 62/055,487, 25 Sep. 14, FUNCTIONAL SCREENING WITH OPTIMIZEDFUNCTIONAL CRISPR-CAS SYSTEMS; U.S. application 62/087,546, 4 Dec. 14,MULTIFUNCTIONAL CRISPR COMPLEXES AND/OR OPTIMIZED ENZYME LINKEDFUNCTIONAL-CRISPR COMPLEXES; and U.S. application 62/098,285, 30 Dec.14, CRISPR MEDIATED IN VIVO MODELING AND GENETIC SCREENING OF TUMORGROWTH AND METASTASIS.

Each of these patents, patent publications, and applications, and alldocuments cited therein or during their prosecution (“appln citeddocuments”) and all documents cited or referenced in the appln citeddocuments, together with any instructions, descriptions, productspecifications, and product sheets for any products mentioned therein orin any document therein and incorporated by reference herein, are herebyincorporated herein by reference, and may be employed in the practice ofthe invention. All documents (e.g., these patents, patent publicationsand applications and the appln cited documents) are incorporated hereinby reference to the same extent as if each individual document wasspecifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

Also with respect to general information on CRISPR-Cas Systems, mentionis made of the following (also hereby incorporated herein by reference):

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Additionally, their study demonstrated that multiple guide    sequences can be encoded into a single CRISPR array to enable    simultaneous editing of several at endogenous genomic loci sites    within the mammalian genome, demonstrating easy programmability and    wide applicability of the RNA-guided nuclease technology. This    ability to use RNA to program sequence specific DNA cleavage in    cells defined a new class of genome engineering tools. These studies    further showed that other CRISPR loci are likely to be    transplantable into mammalian cells and can also mediate mammalian    genome cleavage. Importantly, it can be envisaged that several    aspects of the CRISPR-Cas system can be further improved to increase    its efficiency and versatility.-   Jiang et al. used the clustered, regularly interspaced, short    palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated Cas9 endonuclease complexed    with dual-RNAs to introduce precise mutations in the genomes of    Streptococcus pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. The approach relied    on dual-RNA:Cas9-directed cleavage at the targeted genomic site to    kill unmutated cells and circumvents the need for selectable markers    or counter-selection systems. The study reported reprogramming    dual-RNA:Cas9 specificity by changing the sequence of short CRISPR    RNA (crRNA) to make single- and multinucleotide changes carried on    editing templates. The study showed that simultaneous use of two    crRNAs enabled multiplex mutagenesis. Furthermore, when the approach    was used in combination with recombineering, in S. pneumoniae,    nearly 100% of cells that were recovered using the described    approach contained the desired mutation, and in E. coli, 65% that    were recovered contained the mutation.-   Wang et al. (2013) used the CRISPR/Cas system for the one-step    generation of mice carrying mutations in multiple genes which were    traditionally generated in multiple steps by sequential    recombination in embryonic stem cells and/or time-consuming    intercrossing of mice with a single mutation. The CRISPR/Cas system    will greatly accelerate the in vivo study of functionally redundant    genes and of epistatic gene interactions.-   Konermann et al. (2013) addressed the need in the art for versatile    and robust technologies that enable optical and chemical modulation    of DNA-binding domains based CRISPR Cas9 enzyme and also    Transcriptional Activator Like Effectors-   Ran et al. (2013-A) described an approach that combined a Cas9    nickase mutant with paired guide RNAs to introduce targeted    double-strand breaks. This addresses the issue of the Cas9 nuclease    from the microbial CRISPR-Cas system being targeted to specific    genomic loci by a guide sequence, which can tolerate certain    mismatches to the DNA target and thereby promote undesired    off-target mutagenesis. Because individual nicks in the genome are    repaired with high fidelity, simultaneous nicking via appropriately    offset guide RNAs is required for double-stranded breaks and extends    the number of specifically recognized bases for target cleavage. The    authors demonstrated that using paired nicking can reduce off-target    activity by 50- to 1,500-fold in cell lines and to facilitate gene    knockout in mouse zygotes without sacrificing on-target cleavage    efficiency. This versatile strategy enables a wide variety of genome    editing applications that require high specificity.-   Hsu et al. (2013) characterized SpCas9 targeting specificity in    human cells to inform the selection of target sites and avoid    off-target effects. The study evaluated >700 guide RNA variants and    SpCas9-induced indel mutation levels at >100 predicted genomic    off-target loci in 293T and 293FT cells. The authors that SpCas9    tolerates mismatches between guide RNA and target DNA at different    positions in a sequence-dependent manner, sensitive to the number,    position and distribution of mismatches. The authors further showed    that SpCas9-mediated cleavage is unaffected by DNA methylation and    that the dosage of SpCas9 and sgRNA can be titrated to minimize    off-target modification. Additionally, to facilitate mammalian    genome engineering applications, the authors reported providing a    web-based software tool to guide the selection and validation of    target sequences as well as off-target analyses.-   Ran et al. (2013-B) described a set of tools for Cas9-mediated    genome editing via non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or    homology-directed repair (HDR) in mammalian cells, as well as    generation of modified cell lines for downstream functional studies.    To minimize off-target cleavage, the authors further described a    double-nicking strategy using the Cas9 nickase mutant with paired    guide RNAs. The protocol provided by the authors experimentally    derived guidelines for the selection of target sites, evaluation of    cleavage efficiency and analysis of off-target activity. The studies    showed that beginning with target design, gene modifications can be    achieved within as little as 1-2 weeks, and modified clonal cell    lines can be derived within 2-3 weeks.-   Shalem et al. described a new way to interrogate gene function on a    genome-wide scale. Their studies showed that delivery of a    genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout (GeCKO) library targeted 18,080    genes with 64,751 unique guide sequences enabled both negative and    positive selection screening in human cells. First, the authors    showed use of the GeCKO library to identify genes essential for cell    viability in cancer and pluripotent stem cells. Next, in a melanoma    model, the authors screened for genes whose loss is involved in    resistance to vemurafenib, a therapeutic that inhibits mutant    protein kinase BRAF. Their studies showed that the highest-ranking    candidates included previously validated genes NF1 and MED12 as well    as novel hits NF2, CUL3, TADA2B, and TADA1. The authors observed a    high level of consistency between independent guide RNAs targeting    the same gene and a high rate of hit confirmation, and thus    demonstrated the promise of genome-scale screening with Cas9.-   Nishimasu et al. reported the crystal structure of Streptococcus    pyogenes Cas9 in complex with sgRNA and its target DNA at 2.5 A°    resolution. The structure revealed a bilobed architecture composed    of target recognition and nuclease lobes, accommodating the    sgRNA:DNA heteroduplex in a positively charged groove at their    interface. Whereas the recognition lobe is essential for binding    sgRNA and DNA, the nuclease lobe contains the HNH and RuvC nuclease    domains, which are properly positioned for cleavage of the    complementary and non-complementary strands of the target DNA,    respectively. The nuclease lobe also contains a carboxyl-terminal    domain responsible for the interaction with the protospacer adjacent    motif (PAM). This high-resolution structure and accompanying    functional analyses have revealed the molecular mechanism of    RNA-guided DNA targeting by Cas9, thus paving the way for the    rational design of new, versatile genome-editing technologies.-   Wu et al. mapped genome-wide binding sites of a catalytically    inactive Cas9 (dCas9) from Streptococcus pyogenes loaded with single    guide RNAs (sgRNAs) in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). The    authors showed that each of the four sgRNAs tested targets dCas9 to    between tens and thousands of genomic sites, frequently    characterized by a 5-nucleotide seed region in the sgRNA and an NGG    protospacer adjacent motif (PAM). Chromatin inaccessibility    decreases dCas9 binding to other sites with matching seed sequences;    thus 70% of off-target sites are associated with genes. The authors    showed that targeted sequencing of 295 dCas9 binding sites in mESCs    transfected with catalytically active Cas9 identified only one site    mutated above background levels. The authors proposed a two-state    model for Cas9 binding and cleavage, in which a seed match triggers    binding but extensive pairing with target DNA is required for    cleavage.-   Platt et al. established a Cre-dependent Cas9 knockin mouse. The    authors demonstrated in vivo as well as ex vivo genome editing using    adeno-associated virus (AAV)-, lentivirus-, or particle-mediated    delivery of guide RNA in neurons, immune cells, and endothelial    cells.-   Hsu et al. (2014) is a review article that discusses generally    CRISPR-Cas9 history from yogurt to genome editing, including genetic    screening of cells.-   Wang et al. (2014) relates to a pooled, loss-of-function genetic    screening approach suitable for both positive and negative selection    that uses a genome-scale lentiviral single guide RNA (sgRNA)    library.-   Doench et al. created a pool of sgRNAs, tiling across all possible    target sites of a panel of six endogenous mouse and three endogenous    human genes and quantitatively assessed their ability to produce    null alleles of their target gene by antibody staining and flow    cytometry. The authors showed that optimization of the PAM improved    activity and also provided an on-line tool for designing sgRNAs.-   Swiech et al. demonstrate that AAV-mediated SpCas9 genome editing    can enable reverse genetic studies of gene function in the brain.-   Konermann et al. (2015) discusses the ability to attach multiple    effector domains, e.g., transcriptional activator, functional and    epigenomic regulators at appropriate positions on the guide such as    stem or tetraloop with and without linkers.-   Zetsche et al. demonstrates that the Cas9 enzyme can be split into    two and hence the assembly of Cas9 for activation can be controlled.-   Chen et al. relates to multiplex screening by demonstrating that a    genome-wide in vivo CRISPR-Cas9 screen in mice reveals genes    regulating lung metastasis.-   Ran et al. (2015) relates to SaCas9 and its ability to edit genomes    and demonstrates that one cannot extrapolate from biochemical    assays.-   Shalem et al. (2015) described ways in which catalytically inactive    Cas9 (dCas9) fusions are used to synthetically repress (CRISPRi) or    activate (CRISPRa) expression, showing. advances using Cas9 for    genome-scale screens, including arrayed and pooled screens, knockout    approaches that inactivate genomic loci and strategies that modulate    transcriptional activity.-   Xu et al. (2015) assessed the DNA sequence features that contribute    to single guide RNA (sgRNA) efficiency in CRISPR-based screens. The    authors explored efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 knockout and nucleotide    preference at the cleavage site. The authors also found that the    sequence preference for CRISPRi/a is substantially different from    that for CRISPR/Cas9 knockout.-   Parnas et al. (2015) introduced genome-wide pooled CRISPR-Cas9    libraries into dendritic cells (DCs) to identify genes that control    the induction of tumor necrosis factor (Tnf) by bacterial    lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Known regulators of Tlr4 signaling and    previously unknown candidates were identified and classified into    three functional modules with distinct effects on the canonical    responses to LPS.-   Ramanan et al (2015) demonstrated cleavage of viral episomal DNA    (cccDNA) in infected cells. The HBV genome exists in the nuclei of    infected hepatocytes as a 3.2 kb double-stranded episomal DNA    species called covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which is a    key component in the HBV life cycle whose replication is not    inhibited by current therapies. The authors showed that sgRNAs    specifically targeting highly conserved regions of HBV robustly    suppresses viral replication and depleted cccDNA.-   Nishimasu et al. (2015) reported the crystal structures of SaCas9 in    complex with a single guide RNA (sgRNA) and its double-stranded DNA    targets, containing the 5′-TTGAAT-3′ PAM and the 5′-TTGGGT-3′ PAM. A    structural comparison of SaCas9 with SpCas9 highlighted both    structural conservation and divergence, explaining their distinct    PAM specificities and orthologous sgRNA recognition.-   Canver et al. (2015) demonstrated a CRISPR-Cas9-based functional    investigation of non-coding genomic elements. The authors developed    pooled CRISPR-Cas9 guide RNA libraries to perform in situ saturating    mutagenesis of the human and mouse BCL11A enhancers which revealed    critical features of the enhancers.-   Zetsche et al. (2015) reported characterization of Cpf1, a class 2    CRISPR nuclease from Francisella novicida U112 having features    distinct from Cas9. Cpf1 is a single RNA-guided endonuclease lacking    tracrRNA, utilizes a T-rich protospacer-adjacent motif, and cleaves    DNA via a staggered DNA double-stranded break.-   Shmakov et al. (2015) reported three distinct Class 2 CRISPR-Cas    systems. Two system CRISPR enzymes (C2c1 and C2c3) contain RuvC-like    endonuclease domains distantly related to Cpf1. Unlike Cpf1, C2c1    depends on both crRNA and tracrRNA for DNA cleavage. The third    enzyme (C2c2) contains two predicted HEPN RNase domains and is    tracrRNA independent.-   Slaymaker et al (2016) reported the use of structure-guided protein    engineering to improve the specificity of Streptococcus pyogenes    Cas9 (SpCas9). The authors developed “enhanced specificity” SpCas9    (eSpCas9) variants which maintained robust on-target cleavage with    reduced off-target effects.

Also, “Dimeric CRISPR RNA-guided FokI nucleases for highly specificgenome editing”, Shengdar Q. Tsai, Nicolas Wyvekens, Cyd Khayter,Jennifer A. Foden, Vishal Thapar, Deepak Reyon, Mathew J. Goodwin,Martin J. Aryee, J. Keith Joung Nature Biotechnology 32(6): 569-77(2014), relates to dimeric RNA-guided FokI Nucleases that recognizeextended sequences and can edit endogenous genes with high efficienciesin human cells.

The methods and tools provided herein are may be designed for use withor Cas13, a type II nuclease that does not make use of tracrRNA.Orthologs of Cas13 have been identified in different bacterial speciesas described herein. Further type II nucleases with similar propertiescan be identified using methods described in the art (Shmakov et al.2015, 60:385-397; Abudayeh et al. 2016, Science, 5; 353(6299)). Inparticular embodiments, such methods for identifying novel CRISPReffector proteins may comprise the steps of selecting sequences from thedatabase encoding a seed which identifies the presence of a CRISPR Caslocus, identifying loci located within 10 kb of the seed comprising OpenReading Frames (ORFs) in the selected sequences, selecting therefromloci comprising ORFs of which only a single ORF encodes a novel CRISPReffector having greater than 700 amino acids and no more than 90%homology to a known CRISPR effector. In particular embodiments, the seedis a protein that is common to the CRISPR-Cas system, such as Cas1. Infurther embodiments, the CRISPR array is used as a seed to identify neweffector proteins.

One type of programmable DNA-binding domain is provided by artificialzinc-finger (ZF) technology, which involves arrays of ZF modules totarget new DNA-binding sites in the genome. Each finger module in a ZFarray targets three DNA bases. A customized array of individual zincfinger domains is assembled into a ZF protein (ZFP).

ZFPs can comprise a functional domain. The first synthetic zinc fingernucleases (ZFNs) were developed by fusing a ZF protein to the catalyticdomain of the Type IIS restriction enzyme FokI. (Kim, Y. G. et al.,1994, Chimeric restriction endonuclease, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.91, 883-887; Kim, Y. G. et al., 1996, Hybrid restriction enzymes: zincfinger fusions to Fok I cleavage domain. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.93, 1156-1160). Increased cleavage specificity can be attained withdecreased off target activity by use of paired ZFN heterodimers, eachtargeting different nucleotide sequences separated by a short spacer.(Doyon, Y. et al., 2011, Enhancing zinc-finger-nuclease activity withimproved obligate heterodimeric architectures. Nat. Methods 8, 74-79).ZFPs can also be designed as transcription activators and repressors andhave been used to target many genes in a wide variety of organisms.

In advantageous embodiments of the invention, the methods providedherein use isolated, non-naturally occurring, recombinant or engineeredDNA binding proteins that comprise TALE monomers or TALE monomers orhalf monomers as a part of their organizational structure that enablethe targeting of nucleic acid sequences with improved efficiency andexpanded specificity.

Naturally occurring TALEs or “wild type TALEs” are nucleic acid bindingproteins secreted by numerous species of proteobacteria. TALEpolypeptides contain a nucleic acid binding domain composed of tandemrepeats of highly conserved monomer polypeptides that are predominantly33, 34 or 35 amino acids in length and that differ from each othermainly in amino acid positions 12 and 13. In advantageous embodimentsthe nucleic acid is DNA. As used herein, the term “polypeptidemonomers”, “TALE monomers” or “monomers” will be used to refer to thehighly conserved repetitive polypeptide sequences within the TALEnucleic acid binding domain and the term “repeat variable di-residues”or “RVD” will be used to refer to the highly variable amino acids atpositions 12 and 13 of the polypeptide monomers. As provided throughoutthe disclosure, the amino acid residues of the RVD are depicted usingthe IUPAC single letter code for amino acids. A general representationof a TALE monomer which is comprised within the DNA binding domain isX1-11-(X12X13)-X14-33 or 34 or 35, where the subscript indicates theamino acid position and X represents any amino acid. X12X13 indicate theRVDs. In some polypeptide monomers, the variable amino acid at position13 is missing or absent and in such monomers, the RVD consists of asingle amino acid. In such cases the RVD may be alternativelyrepresented as X*, where X represents X12 and (*) indicates that X13 isabsent. The DNA binding domain comprises several repeats of TALEmonomers and this may be represented as (X1-11-(X12X13)-X14-33 or 34 or35)z, where in an advantageous embodiment, z is at least 5 to 40. In afurther advantageous embodiment, z is at least 10 to 26.

The TALE monomers have a nucleotide binding affinity that is determinedby the identity of the amino acids in its RVD. For example, polypeptidemonomers with an RVD of NI preferentially bind to adenine (A), monomerswith an RVD of NG preferentially bind to thymine (T), monomers with anRVD of HD preferentially bind to cytosine (C) and monomers with an RVDof NN preferentially bind to both adenine (A) and guanine (G). In yetanother embodiment of the invention, monomers with an RVD of IGpreferentially bind to T. Thus, the number and order of the polypeptidemonomer repeats in the nucleic acid binding domain of a TALE determinesits nucleic acid target specificity. In still further embodiments of theinvention, monomers with an RVD of NS recognize all four base pairs andmay bind to A, T, G or C. The structure and function of TALEs is furtherdescribed in, for example, Moscou et al., Science 326:1501 (2009); Bochet al., Science 326:1509-1512 (2009); and Zhang et al., NatureBiotechnology 29:149-153 (2011), each of which is incorporated byreference in its entirety.

The polypeptides used in methods of the invention are isolated,non-naturally occurring, recombinant or engineered nucleic acid-bindingproteins that have nucleic acid or DNA binding regions containingpolypeptide monomer repeats that are designed to target specific nucleicacid sequences.

As described herein, polypeptide monomers having an RVD of HN or NHpreferentially bind to guanine and thereby allow the generation of TALEpolypeptides with high binding specificity for guanine containing targetnucleic acid sequences. In a preferred embodiment of the invention,polypeptide monomers having RVDs RN, NN, NK, SN, NH, KN, HN, NQ, HH, RG,KH, RH and SS preferentially bind to guanine. In a much moreadvantageous embodiment of the invention, polypeptide monomers havingRVDs RN, NK, NQ, HH, KH, RH, SS and SN preferentially bind to guanineand thereby allow the generation of TALE polypeptides with high bindingspecificity for guanine containing target nucleic acid sequences. In aneven more advantageous embodiment of the invention, polypeptide monomershaving RVDs HH, KH, NH, NK, NQ, RH, RN and SS preferentially bind toguanine and thereby allow the generation of TALE polypeptides with highbinding specificity for guanine containing target nucleic acidsequences. In a further advantageous embodiment, the RVDs that have highbinding specificity for guanine are RN, NH RH and KH. Furthermore,polypeptide monomers having an RVD of NV preferentially bind to adenineand guanine. In more preferred embodiments of the invention, monomershaving RVDs of H*, HA, KA, N*, NA, NC, NS, RA, and S* bind to adenine,guanine, cytosine and thymine with comparable affinity.

The predetermined N-terminal to C-terminal order of the one or morepolypeptide monomers of the nucleic acid or DNA binding domaindetermines the corresponding predetermined target nucleic acid sequenceto which the polypeptides of the invention will bind. As used herein themonomers and at least one or more half monomers are “specificallyordered to target” the genomic locus or gene of interest. In plantgenomes, the natural TALE-binding sites always begin with a thymine (T),which may be specified by a cryptic signal within the non-repetitiveN-terminus of the TALE polypeptide; in some cases, this region may bereferred to as repeat 0. In animal genomes, TALE binding sites do notnecessarily have to begin with a thymine (T) and polypeptides of theinvention may target DNA sequences that begin with T, A, G or C. Thetandem repeat of TALE monomers always ends with a half-length repeat ora stretch of sequence that may share identity with only the first 20amino acids of a repetitive full length TALE monomer and this halfrepeat may be referred to as a half-monomer. Therefore, it follows thatthe length of the nucleic acid or DNA being targeted is equal to thenumber of full monomers plus two.

As described in Zhang et al., Nature Biotechnology 29:149-153 (2011),TALE polypeptide binding efficiency may be increased by including aminoacid sequences from the “capping regions” that are directly N-terminalor C-terminal of the DNA binding region of naturally occurring TALEsinto the engineered TALEs at positions N-terminal or C-terminal of theengineered TALE DNA binding region. Thus, in certain embodiments, theTALE polypeptides described herein further comprise an N-terminalcapping region and/or a C-terminal capping region.

As used herein the predetermined “N-terminus” to “C terminus”orientation of the N-terminal capping region, the DNA binding domaincomprising the repeat TALE monomers and the C-terminal capping regionprovide structural basis for the organization of different domains inthe d-TALEs or polypeptides of the invention.

The entire N-terminal and/or C-terminal capping regions are notnecessary to enhance the binding activity of the DNA binding region.Therefore, in certain embodiments, fragments of the N-terminal and/orC-terminal capping regions are included in the TALE polypeptidesdescribed herein.

In certain embodiments, the TALE polypeptides described herein contain aN-terminal capping region fragment that included at least 10, 20, 30,40, 50, 54, 60, 70, 80, 87, 90, 94, 100, 102, 110, 117, 120, 130, 140,147, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260 or 270amino acids of an N-terminal capping region. In certain embodiments, theN-terminal capping region fragment amino acids are of the C-terminus(the DNA-binding region proximal end) of an N-terminal capping region.As described in Zhang et al., Nature Biotechnology 29:149-153 (2011),N-terminal capping region fragments that include the C-terminal 240amino acids enhance binding activity equal to the full length cappingregion, while fragments that include the C-terminal 147 amino acidsretain greater than 80% of the efficacy of the full length cappingregion, and fragments that include the C-terminal 117 amino acids retaingreater than 50% of the activity of the full-length capping region.

In some embodiments, the TALE polypeptides described herein contain aC-terminal capping region fragment that included at least 6, 10, 20, 30,37, 40, 50, 60, 68, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 127, 130, 140, 150, 155,160, 170, 180 amino acids of a C-terminal capping region. In certainembodiments, the C-terminal capping region fragment amino acids are ofthe N-terminus (the DNA-binding region proximal end) of a C-terminalcapping region. As described in Zhang et al., Nature Biotechnology29:149-153 (2011), C-terminal capping region fragments that include theC-terminal 68 amino acids enhance binding activity equal to the fulllength capping region, while fragments that include the C-terminal 20amino acids retain greater than 50% of the efficacy of the full lengthcapping region.

In certain embodiments, the capping regions of the TALE polypeptidesdescribed herein do not need to have identical sequences to the cappingregion sequences provided herein. Thus, in some embodiments, the cappingregion of the TALE polypeptides described herein have sequences that areat least 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98% or 99% identical or share identity to the capping region aminoacid sequences provided herein. Sequence identity is related to sequencehomology. Homology comparisons may be conducted by eye, or more usually,with the aid of readily available sequence comparison programs. Thesecommercially available computer programs may calculate percent (%)homology between two or more sequences and may also calculate thesequence identity shared by two or more amino acid or nucleic acidsequences. In some preferred embodiments, the capping region of the TALEpolypeptides described herein have sequences that are at least 95%identical or share identity to the capping region amino acid sequencesprovided herein.

Sequence homologies may be generated by any of a number of computerprograms known in the art, which include but are not limited to BLAST orFASTA. Suitable computer program for carrying out alignments like theGCG Wisconsin Bestfit package may also be used. Once the software hasproduced an optimal alignment, it is possible to calculate % homology,preferably % sequence identity. The software typically does this as partof the sequence comparison and generates a numerical result.

In advantageous embodiments described herein, the TALE polypeptides ofthe invention include a nucleic acid binding domain linked to the one ormore effector domains. The terms “effector domain” or “regulatory andfunctional domain” refer to a polypeptide sequence that has an activityother than binding to the nucleic acid sequence recognized by thenucleic acid binding domain. By combining a nucleic acid binding domainwith one or more effector domains, the polypeptides of the invention maybe used to target the one or more functions or activities mediated bythe effector domain to a particular target DNA sequence to which thenucleic acid binding domain specifically binds.

In some embodiments of the TALE polypeptides described herein, theactivity mediated by the effector domain is a biological activity. Forexample, in some embodiments the effector domain is a transcriptionalinhibitor (i.e., a repressor domain), such as an mSin interaction domain(SID). SID4X domain or a Kruppel-associated box (KRAB) or fragments ofthe KRAB domain. In some embodiments, the effector domain is an enhancerof transcription (i.e. an activation domain), such as the VP16, VP64 orp65 activation domain. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid binding islinked, for example, with an effector domain that includes but is notlimited to a transposase, integrase, recombinase, resolvase, invertase,protease, DNA methyltransferase, DNA demethylase, histone acetylase,histone deacetylase, nuclease, transcriptional repressor,transcriptional activator, transcription factor recruiting, proteinnuclear-localization signal or cellular uptake signal.

In some embodiments, the effector domain is a protein domain whichexhibits activities which include but are not limited to transposaseactivity, integrase activity, recombinase activity, resolvase activity,invertase activity, protease activity, DNA methyltransferase activity,DNA demethylase activity, histone acetylase activity, histonedeacetylase activity, nuclease activity, nuclear-localization signalingactivity, transcriptional repressor activity, transcriptional activatoractivity, transcription factor recruiting activity, or cellular uptakesignaling activity. Other preferred embodiments of the invention mayinclude any combination the activities described herein.

In certain embodiments, the invention involves targeted nucleic acidprofiling (e.g., sequencing, quantitative reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction, and the like) (see e.g., Geiss G K, et al.,Direct multiplexed measurement of gene expression with color-coded probepairs. Nat Biotechnol. 2008 March; 26(3):317-25). In certainembodiments, a target nucleic acid molecule (e.g., RNA molecule), may besequenced by any method known in the art, for example, methods ofhigh-throughput sequencing, also known as next generation sequencing ordeep sequencing. A nucleic acid target molecule labeled with a barcode(for example, an origin-specific barcode) can be sequenced with thebarcode to produce a single read and/or contig containing the sequence,or portions thereof, of both the target molecule and the barcode.Exemplary next generation sequencing technologies include, for example,Illumina sequencing, Ion Torrent sequencing, 454 sequencing, SOLiDsequencing, and nanopore sequencing amongst others. Methods forconstructing sequencing libraries are known in the art (see, e.g., Headet al., Library construction for next-generation sequencing: Overviewsand challenges. Biotechniques. 2014; 56(2): 61-77).

In certain embodiments, the invention involves plate based single cellRNA sequencing (see, e.g., Picelli, S. et al., 2014, “Full-lengthRNA-seq from single cells using Smart-seq2” Nature protocols 9, 171-181,doi: 10.1038/nprot.2014.006).

In certain embodiments, the invention involves high-throughputsingle-cell RNA-seq and/or targeted nucleic acid profiling where theRNAs from different cells are tagged individually, allowing a singlelibrary to be created while retaining the cell identity of each read. Inthis regard reference is made to Macosko et al., 2015, “Highly ParallelGenome-wide Expression Profiling of Individual Cells Using NanoliterDroplets” Cell 161, 1202-1214; International patent application numberPCT/US2015/049178, published as WO2016/040476 on Mar. 17, 2016; Klein etal., 2015, “Droplet Barcoding for Single-Cell Transcriptomics Applied toEmbryonic Stem Cells” Cell 161, 1187-1201; International patentapplication number PCT/US2016/027734, published as WO2016168584A1 onOct. 20, 2016; Zheng, et al., 2016, “Haplotyping germline and cancergenomes with high-throughput linked-read sequencing” NatureBiotechnology 34, 303-311; Zheng, et al., 2017, “Massively paralleldigital transcriptional profiling of single cells” Nat. Commun. 8, 14049doi: 10.1038/ncomms14049; International patent publication number WO2014210353 A2; Zilionis, et al., 2017, “Single-cell barcoding andsequencing using droplet microfluidics” Nat Protoc. January;12(1):44-73; Cao et al., 2017, “Comprehensive single celltranscriptional profiling of a multicellular organism by combinatorialindexing” bioRxiv preprint first posted online Feb. 2, 2017, doi:dx.doi.org/10.1101/104844; Rosenberg et al., 2017, “Scaling single celltranscriptomics through split pool barcoding” bioRxiv preprint firstposted online Feb. 2, 2017, doi: dx.doi.org/10.1101/105163; Vitak, etal., “Sequencing thousands of single-cell genomes with combinatorialindexing” Nature Methods, 14(3):302-308, 2017; Cao, et al.,Comprehensive single-cell transcriptional profiling of a multicellularorganism. Science, 357(6352):661-667, 2017; and Gierahn et al.,“Seq-Well: portable, low-cost RNA sequencing of single cells at highthroughput” Nature Methods 14, 395-398 (2017), all the contents anddisclosure of each of which are herein incorporated by reference intheir entirety.

In certain embodiments, the invention involves single nucleus RNAsequencing (sn-RNA-seq). In this regard reference is made to Swiech etal., 2014, “In vivo interrogation of gene function in the mammalianbrain using CRISPR-Cas9” Nature Biotechnology Vol. 33, pp. 102-106;Habib et al., 2016, “Div-Seq: Single-nucleus RNA-Seq reveals dynamics ofrare adult newborn neurons” Science, Vol. 353, Issue 6302, pp. 925-928;and Habib et al., 2017, “Massively parallel single-nucleus RNA-seq withDroNc-seq” Nat Methods. 2017 October; 14(10):955-958, which are hereinincorporated by reference in their entirety.

In certain embodiments, the immunotherapy resistance signature comprisesEGR1 and/or MAZ. In other embodiments, EGR1 and/or MAZ are targeted fortherapeutic intervention. In one embodiment, EGR1 and/or MAZ aretargeted to reduce a resistance signature. EGR1 and MAZ are zinc fingertranscription factors (TF). EGR1 is down regulated in malignant cells ofthe post-treatment tumors, and MAZ (Myc-associated *zinc* fingerprotein) is up-regulated. These TFs may be connected to the decrease inmetallothioneins post-treatment and availability to metal ions.Applicants saw an enrichment in EGR1 targets in the genes which aredown-regulated post-treatment. Applicants also saw an overlap with asignature identified in synovial sarcoma. In synovial sarcoma EGR1 isrepressed. Mutations in the BAF complex are strongly associated with theresponse to immunotherapy/resistance to T-cells, and is related to thepresent invention.

In certain embodiments, the gene signatures described herein arescreened by perturbation of target genes within said signatures. Incertain embodiments, perturbation of any signature gene or genedescribed herein may reduce or induce the immunotherapy resistancesignature. In preferred embodiments, the perturbed genes include MAZ,NFKBIZ, MYC, ANXA1, SOX4, MT2A, PTP4A3, CD59, DLL3, SERPINE2, SERPINF1,PERP, EGR1, SERPINA3, IFNGR2, B2M, and PDL1. In certain embodiments,after perturbation, gene expression may be evaluated to determinewhether the gene signature is reduced.

Methods and tools for genome-scale screening of perturbations in singlecells using CRISPR-Cas9 have been described, herein referred to asperturb-seq (see e.g., Dixit et al., “Perturb-Seq: Dissecting MolecularCircuits with Scalable Single-Cell RNA Profiling of Pooled GeneticScreens” 2016, Cell 167, 1853-1866; Adamson et al., “A MultiplexedSingle-Cell CRISPR Screening Platform Enables Systematic Dissection ofthe Unfolded Protein Response” 2016, Cell 167, 1867-1882; andInternational publication serial number WO/2017/075294). The presentinvention is compatible with perturb-seq, such that signature genes maybe perturbed and the perturbation may be identified and assigned to theproteomic and gene expression readouts of single cells. In certainembodiments, signature genes may be perturbed in single cells and geneexpression analyzed. Not being bound by a theory, networks of genes thatare disrupted due to perturbation of a signature gene may be determined.Understanding the network of genes effected by a perturbation may allowfor a gene to be linked to a specific pathway that may be targeted tomodulate the signature and treat a cancer. Thus, in certain embodiments,perturb-seq is used to discover novel drug targets to allow treatment ofspecific cancer patients having the gene signature of the presentinvention.

The perturbation methods and tools allow reconstructing of a cellularnetwork or circuit. In one embodiment, the method comprises (1)introducing single-order or combinatorial perturbations to a populationof cells, (2) measuring genomic, genetic, proteomic, epigenetic and/orphenotypic differences in single cells and (3) assigning aperturbation(s) to the single cells. Not being bound by a theory, aperturbation may be linked to a phenotypic change, preferably changes ingene or protein expression. In preferred embodiments, measureddifferences that are relevant to the perturbations are determined byapplying a model accounting for co-variates to the measured differences.The model may include the capture rate of measured signals, whether theperturbation actually perturbed the cell (phenotypic impact), thepresence of subpopulations of either different cells or cell states,and/or analysis of matched cells without any perturbation. In certainembodiments, the measuring of phenotypic differences and assigning aperturbation to a single cell is determined by performing single cellRNA sequencing (RNA-seq). In preferred embodiments, the single cellRNA-seq is performed by any method as described herein (e.g., Drop-seq,InDrop, 10× genomics). In certain embodiments, unique barcodes are usedto perform Perturb-seq. In certain embodiments, a guide RNA is detectedby RNA-seq using a transcript expressed from a vector encoding the guideRNA. The transcript may include a unique barcode specific to the guideRNA. Not being bound by a theory, a guide RNA and guide RNA barcode isexpressed from the same vector and the barcode may be detected byRNA-seq. Not being bound by a theory, detection of a guide RNA barcodeis more reliable than detecting a guide RNA sequence, reduces the chanceof false guide RNA assignment and reduces the sequencing cost associatedwith executing these screens. Thus, a perturbation may be assigned to asingle cell by detection of a guide RNA barcode in the cell. In certainembodiments, a cell barcode is added to the RNA in single cells, suchthat the RNA may be assigned to a single cell. Generating cell barcodesis described herein for single cell sequencing methods. In certainembodiments, a Unique Molecular Identifier (UMI) is added to eachindividual transcript and protein capture oligonucleotide. Not beingbound by a theory, the UMI allows for determining the capture rate ofmeasured signals, or preferably the binding events or the number oftranscripts captured. Not being bound by a theory, the data is moresignificant if the signal observed is derived from more than one proteinbinding event or transcript. In preferred embodiments, Perturb-seq isperformed using a guide RNA barcode expressed as a polyadenylatedtranscript, a cell barcode, and a UMI.

Perturb-seq combines emerging technologies in the field of genomeengineering, single-cell analysis and immunology, in particular theCRISPR-Cas9 system and droplet single-cell sequencing analysis. Incertain embodiments, a CRISPR system is used to create an INDEL at atarget gene. In other embodiments, epigenetic screening is performed byapplying CRISPRa/i/x technology (see, e.g., Konermann et al.“Genome-scale transcriptional activation by an engineered CRISPR-Cas9complex” Nature. 2014 Dec. 10. doi: 10.1038/nature14136; Qi, L. S., etal. (2013). “Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-guided platform forsequence-specific control of gene expression”. Cell. 152 (5): 1173-83;Gilbert, L. A., et al., (2013). “CRISPR-mediated modular RNA-guidedregulation of transcription in eukaryotes”. Cell. 154 (2): 442-51; Komoret al., 2016, Programmable editing of a target base in genomic DNAwithout double-stranded DNA cleavage, Nature 533, 420-424; Nishida etal., 2016, Targeted nucleotide editing using hybrid prokaryotic andvertebrate adaptive immune systems, Science 353(6305); Yang et al.,2016, Engineering and optimising deaminase fusions for genome editing,Nat Commun. 7:13330; Hess et al., 2016, Directed evolution usingdCas9-targeted somatic hypermutation in mammalian cells, Nature Methods13, 1036-1042; and Ma et al., 2016, Targeted AID-mediated mutagenesis(TAM) enables efficient genomic diversification in mammalian cells,Nature Methods 13, 1029-1035). Numerous genetic variants associated withdisease phenotypes are found to be in non-coding region of the genome,and frequently coincide with transcription factor (TF) binding sites andnon-coding RNA genes. Not being bound by a theory, CRISPRa/i/xapproaches may be used to achieve a more thorough and preciseunderstanding of the implication of epigenetic regulation. In oneembodiment, a CRISPR system may be used to activate gene transcription.A nuclease-dead RNA-guided DNA binding domain, dCas9, tethered totranscriptional repressor domains that promote epigenetic silencing(e.g., KRAB) may be used for “CRISPRi” that represses transcription. Touse dCas9 as an activator (CRISPRa), a guide RNA is engineered to carryRNA binding motifs (e.g., MS2) that recruit effector domains fused toRNA-motif binding proteins, increasing transcription. A key dendriticcell molecule, p65, may be used as a signal amplifier, but is notrequired.

In certain embodiments, other CRISPR-based perturbations are readilycompatible with Perturb-seq, including alternative editors such asCRISPR/Cpf1. In certain embodiments, Perturb-seq uses Cpf1 as the CRISPRenzyme for introducing perturbations. Not being bound by a theory, Cpf1does not require Tracr RNA and is a smaller enzyme, thus allowing highercombinatorial perturbations to be tested.

The cell(s) may comprise a cell in a model non-human organism, a modelnon-human mammal that expresses a Cas protein, a mouse that expresses aCas protein, a mouse that expresses Cpf1, a cell in vivo or a cell exvivo or a cell in vitro (see e.g., WO 2014/093622 (PCT/US13/074667); USPatent Publication Nos. 20120017290 and 20110265198 assigned to SangamoBioSciences, Inc.; US Patent Publication No. 20130236946 assigned toCellectis; Platt et al., “CRISPR-Cas9 Knockin Mice for Genome Editingand Cancer Modeling” Cell (2014), 159(2): 440-455; “Oncogenic modelsbased on delivery and use of the CRISPR-Cas systems, vectors andcompositions” WO2014204723A1 “Delivery and use of the CRISPR-Cassystems, vectors and compositions for hepatic targeting and therapy”WO2014204726A1; “Delivery, use and therapeutic applications of theCRISPR-Cas systems and compositions for modeling mutations inleukocytes” WO2016049251; and Chen et al., “Genome-wide CRISPR Screen ina Mouse Model of Tumor Growth and Metastasis” 2015, Cell 160,1246-1260). The cell(s) may also comprise a human cell. Mouse cell linesmay include, but are not limited to neuro-2a cells and EL4 cell lines(ATCC TIB-39). Primary mouse T cells may be isolated from C57/BL6 mice.Primary mouse T cells may be isolated from Cas9-expressing mice.

In one embodiment, CRISPR/Cas9 may be used to perturb protein-codinggenes or non-protein-coding DNA. CRISPR/Cas9 may be used to knockoutprotein-coding genes by frameshifts, point mutations, inserts, ordeletions. An extensive toolbox may be used for efficient and specificCRISPR/Cas9 mediated knockout as described herein, including adouble-nicking CRISPR to efficiently modify both alleles of a targetgene or multiple target loci and a smaller Cas9 protein for delivery onsmaller vectors (Ran, F. A., et al., In vivo genome editing usingStaphylococcus aureus Cas9. Nature. 520, 186-191 (2015)). A genome-widesgRNA mouse library (˜10 sgRNAs/gene) may also be used in a mouse thatexpresses a Cas9 protein (see, e.g., WO2014204727A1).

In one embodiment, perturbation is by deletion of regulatory elements.Non-coding elements may be targeted by using pairs of guide RNAs todelete regions of a defined size, and by tiling deletions covering setsof regions in pools.

In one embodiment, perturbation of genes is by RNAi. The RNAi may beshRNA's targeting genes. The shRNA's may be delivered by any methodsknown in the art. In one embodiment, the shRNA's may be delivered by aviral vector. The viral vector may be a lentivirus, adenovirus, or adenoassociated virus (AAV).

A CRISPR system may be delivered to primary mouse T-cells. Over 80%transduction efficiency may be achieved with Lenti-CRISPR constructs inCD4 and CD8 T-cells. Despite success with lentiviral delivery, recentwork by Hendel et al, (Nature Biotechnology 33, 985-989 (2015)doi:10.1038/nbt.3290) showed the efficiency of editing human T-cellswith chemically modified RNA, and direct RNA delivery to T-cells viaelectroporation. In certain embodiments, perturbation in mouse primaryT-cells may use these methods.

In certain embodiments, whole genome screens can be used forunderstanding the phenotypic readout of perturbing potential targetgenes. In preferred embodiments, perturbations target expressed genes asdefined by a gene signature using a focused sgRNA library. Libraries maybe focused on expressed genes in specific networks or pathways. In otherpreferred embodiments, regulatory drivers are perturbed. In certainembodiments, Applicants perform systematic perturbation of key genesthat regulate T-cell function in a high-throughput fashion. In certainembodiments, Applicants perform systematic perturbation of key genesthat regulate cancer cell function in a high-throughput fashion (e.g.,immune resistance or immunotherapy resistance). Applicants can use geneexpression profiling data to define the target of interest and performfollow-up single-cell and population RNA-seq analysis. Not being boundby a theory, this approach will accelerate the development oftherapeutics for human disorders, in particular cancer. Not being boundby a theory, this approach will enhance the understanding of the biologyof T-cells and tumor immunity, and accelerate the development oftherapeutics for human disorders, in particular cancer, as describedherein.

Not being bound by a theory, perturbation studies targeting the genesand gene signatures described herein could (1) generate new insightsregarding regulation and interaction of molecules within the system thatcontribute to suppression of an immune response, such as in the casewithin the tumor microenvironment, and (2) establish potentialtherapeutic targets or pathways that could be translated into clinicalapplication.

In certain embodiments, after determining Perturb-seq effects in cancercells and/or primary T-cells, the cells are infused back to the tumorxenograft models (melanoma, such as B16F10 and colon cancer, such asCT26) to observe the phenotypic effects of genome editing. Not beingbound by a theory, detailed characterization can be performed based on(1) the phenotypes related to tumor progression, tumor growth, immuneresponse, etc. (2) the TILs that have been genetically perturbed byCRISPR-Cas9 can be isolated from tumor samples, subject to cytokineprofiling, qPCR/RNA-seq, and single-cell analysis to understand thebiological effects of perturbing the key driver genes within thetumor-immune cell contexts. Not being bound by a theory, this will leadto validation of TILs biology as well as lead to therapeutic targets.

The invention is further described in the following examples, which donot limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.

EXAMPLES Example 1—Identifying Signatures of Resistance

Applicants leveraged single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-Seq) of thousandsof cells from melanoma tumors and a novel data-driven method tosystematically map cancer programs that promote ICR and T cellexclusion. Applicants collected 10,123 scRNA-seq profiles from thetumors of 31 patients, consisting of 15 treatment naïve (TN) patients,and 16 post-ICI tumors. Of these 16 post-ICI specimens, 15 had clinicalresistance and were therefore termed ICI-resistant (ICR), and one had apartial response (PR) according to the RECIST criteria (Eisenhauer etal., 2009) (FIG. 1A, table 1), and was termed as having clinical benefit(CB). Applicants filtered lower-quality cells to retain 7,186high-quality transcriptomes, including 4,199 cells from 16 patients thatApplicants previously reported (Tirosh et al., 2016a), and 2,987 cellsfrom 16 newly collected patient tumors (table 1).

Applicants first aimed to determine the effects ICI has on differentcell types in the tumor at the time of post-ICI progression, bycomparing between the ICR and TN tumors. Although the specimens in thedifferent treatment groups were not from the same patients, Applicantsreasoned that the high resolution and large number of cells profiledwill provide sufficient power to detect some of these effects.

It revealed that, despite the lack of clinical response, CD8 T-cells inthe ICR tumors manifested heterogeneous phenotypes of T-cell activation.Conversely, the malignant cells of ICR tumors had a distincttranscriptional state that was substantially less frequent in the TNtumors.

Next, for any such transcriptional program that may reflect ICI effects,Applicants examined its potential causal connection to immune evasion orresistance. Applicants acknowledged the possibility that malignant cellsderived from TN tumors could contain both treatment-sensitive andintrinsically resistant cells. Thus, Applicants tested the malignantsignatures in two independent validation cohorts (FIG. 1A), wherepre-ICI patient biopsies were profiled with bulk RNA-Seq, and theresponse to ICI therapy was monitored. Applicants demonstrated that thisoncogenic state is tightly linked to immune evasion and exclusion, andthat it can be used to predict ICR based on the bulk RNA-seq of thepre-ICI biopsy.

Applicants collected scRNA-Seq of dissociated individual cells fromfresh tumor resections, sorted into immune and non-immune cells based onthe CD45 expression, and profiled them with a modified full-lengthSMART-Seq2 protocol (materials and methods, table 2). Applicantsdistinguished different cell subsets and clones both by their expressionprofiles and by their inferred genetic features. In the non-immunecompartment (FIG. 1B), Applicants distinguished malignant fromnon-malignant cells (materials and methods) according to (1) theirinferred CNV profiles (Tirosh et al., 2016a) (FIG. 5); (2)under-expression of different non-malignant cell-type signatures (FIG.5B); and (3) high similarity to bulk RNA-Seq profiles of melanoma tumorscompared to adjacent normal tissue. The cell assignments by thedifferent criteria were highly consistent (hypergeometric p-value<10⁻¹⁷,FIG. 5, materials and methods). Within non-malignant cells, Applicantsused unsupervised clustering to identify (materials and methods) CD8 andCD4 T cells, B cells, NK cells, macrophages, Cancer AssociatedFibroblasts (CAFs) and endothelial cells (FIG. 1C, FIG. 6, table 3).Overall, malignant cells clustered first by their tumor of origin (FIG.1B), while the non-malignant cells clustered primarily by their celltype, and only then by their tumor of origin (FIG. 1C).

Applicants identified transcriptional features that distinguish betweenthe cells of TN and ICR tumors, analyzing separately each cell type witha sufficient number (>100) of cells: malignant cells, macrophages, Bcells, CD8 T cells, and CD4 T cells. Applicants applied a subsamplingprocedure to prevent tumors with a particularly large number of cells ofa given type from dominating the results and to mitigate the effects ofoutliers. For each cell type Applicants defined an ICR-up and ICR-downsignature, consisting of genes that were significantly up or downregulated in the cells from the ICR tumors, respectively (Kharchenko, etal., 2014). Applicants used a mixed-effect model to test the ability ofa given gene signature to distinguish between cells from ICR and TNtumors, while accounting for potential confounders, including otherclinical characteristics and cell quality (materials and methods).

The CD8 T cells and malignant cells subset derived from ICR patientswere markedly different from their TN counterparts (FIG. 7, tables 4 and5), and are the focus of this analysis. Macrophages also showed ICRassociated expression programs (table 4), but due to their relativelysmall number in the dataset, Applicants did not pursue them further.Conversely, very few genes where differentially expressed between theICR vs. TN groups when analyzing B cells or CD4 T cells (table 4).Deeper sampling of these and other cell types might identify significantdistinctions.

The CD8 T-cell-ICR signatures (FIG. 1D) revealed the induction ofcytotoxicity genes and the repression of some exhaustion features.Compared to TN CD8 T cells, ICR CD8 T cells up regulated the T cellactivation markers STAT1, GBP2, GBP5 and IRF1, and down regulated WNK1.Inhibition of WNK1 has been shown to increase T cell infiltration andaccumulation in tumors in an in vivo shRNA screen (Zhou et al., 2014).Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) was also up regulated in the ICR CD8 Tcells, suggesting that the cells may have infiltrated the hypoxic tumormicroenvironment. Among the immune checkpoints, HAVCR2 (TIM3) and CD27are significantly, though modestly, down-regulated. Although theinhibitory checkpoints CTLA-4, TIGIT, LAG-3, PD-1, and TIM3 co-varyacross cells (along with the transcription factor PRDM1), as Applicantspreviously reported (Tirosh et al., 2016a; and Singer et al., 2016),Applicants did not detect a significant difference in their expressionbetween TN and ICR cells (FIG. 8A). Rather, CD8 T cells from both TN andICR tumor specimens spanned a spectrum of states in theexhaustion-cytotoxicity space, even within the CD8 T cells of the sametumor (Tirosh et al., 2016a), with a strong association betweendysfunction (“exhaustion”) and cytotoxicity scores at the single celllevel (FIG. 1E, FIG. 8B), as Applicants previously reported (Tirosh etal., 2016a). Notably, the CD8 T cells of the one ICI responder patientare both highly cytotoxic and significantly less dysfunctional thancells of other patients (FIG. 1E, P=1.31*10⁻⁶, hypergeometric test).However, since a similar trend was observed in one of the ICR patients(Mel126, P=4.08*10⁻¹³, hypergeometric test), such an enhanced cytotoxicstate may not necessarily mark clinical response. These findings wererobust when using different T cell dysfunction signatures (materials andmethods), including single-cell signatures that were recently identifiedin T cells from hepatocellular carcinoma tumors (Zheng et al., 2017)(FIG. 8B, P<2.46*10⁻⁴, hypergeometric test). A list of differentiallyexpressed genes obtained when comparing the CD8 T cells of the CBpatients to those from the ICR patients is provided in table 6.

To examine the association between CD8 T cell profiles and clonalexpansion Applicants reconstructed full-length T cell receptors (TCR)and identified 137 CD8 T cell clones of varying sizes (Stubbington etal., 2016) (FIG. 1F, FIG. 9). Three patients, all of them ICR, hadexceptionally large clonal expansions, with 39-51% of the CD8 T cells inthese tumors as members of large (>20 cells) clonotypes (FIG. 1F). Thesethree ICR patients had extremely expanded CD8 T cells, even aftercontrolling for the number of CD8 T cells profiled and the success rateof TCR reconstruction (materials and methods, P=4.54*10⁻³, one-sidedWilcoxon ranksum, FIG. 9B). For one ICR patient with extreme clonalexpansions, Applicants obtained two lesions a year apart: 15 of the 28clones identified in these specimens included cells from both lesions,such that 71% and 52% of the CD8 T cells in the early and late samples,respectively, were in the shared clones, demonstrating their stabilityand persistence (FIG. 9C,D). T cell clonality pre-treatment haspreviously been identified as a potential predictive marker of responseto anti-PD-1 therapy (6); the results herein suggest that the extent ofclonal expansion post ICI may not be coupled to clinical response.

The expression of the ICR signature is higher in expanded CD8 T cellswithin each subset of patients, with the clonally expanded ICR CD8 Tcells scoring highest (FIG. 1D,G, left, P=3.23*10⁻⁵, mixed-effectstest). Nonetheless, even when completely removing the T cells of thethree ICR patients with the large T cell clonal expansion, theT-cell-ICR signature still significantly distinguished between the TNand ICR CD8 T cells (FIG. 1G, right, P=5.56*10⁻⁵³ and 7.41*10⁻³, t-testand mixed effects test, respectively). The expanded T cells had a genesignature that included significant down-regulation of KLRG1 (table 10).

According to the expression of cell cycle signatures in each cell(materials and methods), five patients had a significantly largerfraction of cycling CD8 T cells (hypergeometric p-value<0.01), four ofthem were ICR patients. Proliferating CD8 T cells expressed some uniquegenes compared to proliferating malignant cells (FIG. 1H, table 7),including induction of oxidative phosphorylation (P=7.89*10⁻⁶,hypergeometric test) and repression of the hematopoietic lineage genesCD37, IL11RA, and IL7R (P=1.28*10⁻⁴, hypergeometric test). Thus, it maybe possible to perturb T cell proliferation specifically, withoutaffecting tumor cells (i.e. tumor growth).

Taken together, these findings demonstrate that even in ICR patients CD8T cells following ICI can show some indicators of enhancedfunctionality, such as expansion and transcriptional changes. In otherwords, these findings demonstrate that ICI can promote the expansion andfunctionality of the CD8 T cells without leading to a clinical response.Additional data from ICI responders is needed to examine if insufficientT cell functionality nonetheless limited the clinical response in suchICR patients. Nevertheless, Applicants hypothesized that the malignantcell compartment may contribute to ICR in these patients, at least inpart.

Applicants thus turned to examine the effect of ICI on the malignantcell profiles, and identified signatures that distinguish malignantcells from ICR vs. TN tumors: oncogenic-ICR-up and oncogenic-ICR-down(FIG. 2A,B, table 5). The signatures were robust and generalizable incross-validation (withholding data from each patient in turn andclassifying the withheld test set; materials and methods, FIG. 2A,AUC=0.86). The variation in the expression of the oncogenic-ICRsignatures in either this data or across TCGA melanoma bulk tumors wasnot significantly associated with potential confounders (materials andmethods, mixed-effect model and ANOVA, respectively). Finally, aproportion of malignant cells in TN tumors manifested the oncogenic-ICRstate (FIG. 2B, right), suggesting that it may precede ICI at least insome patients. This is discussed further below.

The oncogenic-ICR-down signature genes were enriched both in pathwaysthat reflect established mechanisms of resistance, includingdownregulation of IFN-signaling and MEW class I presentation (Zaretskyet al., 2016), and in additional processes, not previously implicated inICR (FIG. 2B, tables 5 and 8, materials and methods). These includesuppression of other innate immune responses, such as TNF-αmediated NF Bsignaling, apoptosis, response to the complement system, IL2/STAT5signaling, and the reduced expression of metallothioneins. NFκB pathwayactivation can induce expression of cytokines with either negative orpositive immune-modulatory effects (Muthuswamy et al., 2012; andPikarsky et al., 2004). The results suggest that under-expression ofTNF-αmediated NFκB signaling genes may be detrimental for response. Theoncogenic-ICR-up genes include several transcriptional and chromatinregulators (e.g., SNAI2, HMGA1), and are enriched for Myc and CDK7/8targets (P<10⁻¹¹, hypergeometric p-value). Myc-activation has beenpreviously linked to increased expression of immunosuppressive signals,including the upregulation of PD-L1 and β-catenin, which in turninhibits dendritic cell recruitment to the tumor microenvironment viaCCL4 (11). Similar results were obtained when comparing pre-defined genemodules directly between malignant cells of ICR and TN patients (FIG.2C, materials and methods), including repression of the IL6/JAK/STAT3pathway; mutations in this pathway were recently reported as an escapemechanism to anti-PD-1 therapy (Zaretsky et al., 2016).

Gene modules are more robust to noise and provide more coherent signalsthan the expression of single genes. Applicants thus applied themixed-effect models to test which biological pathways are differentiallyexpressed between the two groups. The analysis revealed similar pathwaysto those outlined above, as well as the repression of the JAK/STATpathway. Mutations in this pathway were previously reported as an escapemechanism to anti-PD-1 therapy.

Several lines of evidence suggest that the oncogenic-ICR-up andoncogenic-ICR-down signatures are under shared control by one or fewmaster regulators with opposing effects on these two programs. First,the expression of the oncogenic-ICR-up and oncogenic-ICR-down signaturesis anti-correlated within the malignant cells of the same tumor andacross hundreds of (TCGA) melanoma tumors (FIG. 2D,E). Second, in theConnectivity Map (Lamb et al., 2006), there is a significant overlapbetween the genetic perturbations that induce the oncogenic-ICR-downsignature and those that repress the oncogenic-ICR-up signature(hypergeometric p-value=1.9*10⁻⁶), including overexpression of IFN-γ andIFN-β and the knockdown of MYC. Indeed, MYC knockdown is the topperturbation to repress oncogenic-ICR-up, which is enriched for Myctargets. Moreover, there are 1,583 protein-protein interactions withinand between the genes in the two oncogenic-ICR signatures (P<10⁻³,empirical test), consistent with participation in convergent biologicalprocesses. Applicants therefore defined the oncogenic-ICR state as aconcurrent induction of the oncogenic-ICR-up signature and repression ofthe oncogenic-ICR-down signature, which Applicants quantify by theoverall expression (materials and methods) of the oncogenic-ICR-upsignature minus the overall expression of the oncogenic-ICR-downsignature.

Next, Applicants hypothesized that the oncogenic-ICR signatures reflectan active resistance program, rather than only a post-ICI malignant cellstate. This would be consistent with the presence of cells expressingthe program in TN patients. In particular, to resist ICI, malignantcells may not only evade the immune cells (e.g., through the repressionof MEW I and IFN-γ in oncogenic-ICR-down) but may also actively excludethe immune cells. The latter will impact the extent of CD8 T cellinfiltration, which is a known pre-treatment predictor of ICI response(Tumeh et al., 2014; and Taube et al., 2012). To explore thispossibility, Applicants developed a data-driven approach thatcharacterizes malignant cells in non-infiltrated niches or tumors (FIG.2F). In this approach, Applicants combined single cell profiles(irrespective of treatment status) with 473 melanoma bulk expressionprofiles from TCGA. First, Applicants used the single-cell profiles todefine a T cell specific signature of 143 genes, and a signature of 332genes that were primarily expressed by malignant cells (table 3). ThenApplicants estimated the T cell infiltration level of the TCGA tumorsbased on their expression of the T cell signature (materials andmethods), and identified malignant genes whose expression was correlatedto the estimated T cell infiltration levels. Six and 20 of the 332malignant cell genes were significantly correlated or anti-correlated tothe T cell infiltration level, respectively, which Applicants termed theseed T cell exclusion (Exclusion)-down and -up modules, respectively.However, the seed modules would neglect genes that are expressed also byother, non-malignant cells in the tumor (as MHC I, IFN-γ). To recoverthese, Applicants correlated the expression of each gene to theexpression of the seed Exclusion modules across the entire malignantsingle-cell profiles. This yielded the final Exclusion-up and downmodules, with 101 and 134 genes, respectively (table 5).

The Exclusion-down module was enriched for antigen processing andpresentation genes (B2M, CTSB, CTSL1, HLA-B/C/F, HSPA1A, HSPA1B,P=4.19*10⁻⁷, hypergeometric test), immune modulation genes (P=3.84*10⁻⁹,as CD58 and the NFκB inhibitor, NFKBIA), and genes involved in theresponse to the Complement system (P=2.26*10⁻⁷, e.g., CD59 and C4A).CD58 KO in malignant cells was recently shown to enhance the survival ofmelanoma cells in a genome-scale CRISPR screen of melanoma/T cellco-cultures (28), and its genetic loss or epigenetic inactivation arefrequent immune evasion drivers in diffuse large B cell lymphoma(Challa-Malladi et al., 2011). The Exclusion-up module included MYCitself and Myc targets (P=6.8*10⁻¹²), as well as the transcriptionfactors SNAI2 and SOX4.

Even though the Exclusion modules were identified without consideringthe treatment status of the tumors (TN or ICR), they significantlyoverlapped the corresponding oncogenic-ICR signatures (64 and 52overlapping genes in oncogenic-ICR-up and -down, respectively, P<10⁻¹⁶,hypergeometric test, FIG. 2G,H). Both oncogenic-ICR (AUC=0.83, incross-validation) and the Exclusion signatures (AUC=0.86) robustlyclassified individual cells as TN or ICR (FIG. 2A,G). In light of thiscongruence, Applicants defined a unified resistance program (uICR-up anduICRdown) as the union of the corresponding oncogenic-ICR and Exclusionsignatures.

Importantly, there was no significant difference between the fraction ofcycling cells in ICR vs. TN tumors (P=0.696, t-test), and theoncogenic-ICR signatures were identical when identified only based onnon-cycling cells. Interestingly however, the oncogenic-ICR state wasmore pronounced in cycling cells, both within the same patient group andamong cells of the same tumor (FIG. 2B,H, FIG. 10A,B, P<10⁻¹⁶, mixedeffects model). Thus, cycling malignant cells may have induced strongerimmune evasion capacities compared to their non-cycling counterparts.Moreover, CDK4 was a member of the of the induced resistance program(uICRup). Applicants thus hypothesized that its targeted inhibitioncould shift the malignant cells to a less resistant state.

Unlike other biomarkers, such as PDL1 expression, mutational load, or Tcell infiltration levels, the immune resistance signature couldpotentially provide a basis to develop novel treatment strategies. Next,Applicants explored therapeutic strategies to overcome resistance byreversing the uICR cell state in cancer cells. As CDK4 and multiple CDKtarget were members of the of the induced resistance program (uICR-up)and as the ICR state was more pronounced in cycling cells, Applicantshypothesized that cell cycle arrest through CDK4/6 inhibition couldshift the malignant cells to a less resistant state. Additionally,CDK4/6 inhibitors could potentially increase tumor cell immunogenicityby inducing SASP, which was significantly repressed in the cancer cellsfrom the ICR tumors compared to those from the untreated ones.

To test this assumption, Applicants first analyzed a recently publisheddata set (Goel et al., 2017) in breast cancer cell lines and in vivomodels and showed that CDK4/6 inhibition through abemaciclib treatmentrepresses the ICR state defined by our signatures (FIG. 3A-B, FIG. 10C).Applicants found that the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib stronglyrepressed uICR-up (which includes CDK4) and induced uICR-down (whichincludes the D-cyclin, CCND3). Indeed, abemaciclib, approved for thetreatment of BRCA-mutated breast cancer, was recently shown to triggeranti-tumor activity by inducing type III interferon production andsuppressing T regulatory cells (Goel et al., 2017). Furthermore it wasshown to sensitize solid tumors to anti-PDL1 in mouse models (Goel etal., 2017) in an RB-dependent manner.

To determine this effect in melanoma, Applicants identified melanomacell lines in the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) with thestrongest expression of the uICR signature, including IGR37, UACC257(both RB-sufficient) and A2058 (RB-deficient). Applicants performedscRNA-seq on these cell lines before and after treatment withabemaciclib for 1 week (FIG. 41). In both IGR37 and UACC257, Applicantssaw a decrease in the expression of the uICR state (P<3.59*10⁻³⁴,one-sided t-test). The single-cell resolution of the data revealed thatin IGR37 there was a subpopulation of cells with an exceptionally strongexpression of the uICR signature prior to the treatment with abemaciclib(FIG. 43). This population decreased from 10% before treatment (2,454cells) to 2% in the post-treatment condition (1,570 cells). In contrast,the RB-deficient cell line A2058 did not show changes in the uICRexpression, consistent with the hypothesis that this effect depends onRB-sufficiency.

Interestingly, Applicants found that DNMT1 is repressed while ERV-3 isinduced in IGR37 and UACC257 cells post-treatment. These findingssupport previous observations that CDK4/6 inhibition leads to DNMT1repression, allowing the methylation of endogenous retroviral genes(ERVs). The induction of ERVs triggers ‘viral mimicry’ and adouble-stranded RNA (dsRNA) response, which stimulates type III IFNproduction to activate IFN-stimulated genes. Interestingly, Applicantsalso find that abemaciclib induces the expression of an MITF signature(Tirosh I, et al., Science. 2016 Apr. 8; 352(6282):189-96) and of theSASP module (FIG. 42). The resistant cells, which are eradicated oraltered by abemaciclib, had the lowest expression of the MITF and SASPsignatures. While this pattern is decoupled from the expression of theMITF gene itself, it nonetheless indicates that, unlike the mechanismdescribed in breast cancer cells (Goel et al., 2017), abemaciclib mighttrigger SASP and cell differentiation in melanoma cells.

To explore the potential of abemaciclib to induce T cell mediatedtoxicity to tumor cells, Applicants leveraged a patient-derivedco-culture model of melanoma cells and ex-vivo expanded tumorinfiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) from a metastatic melanoma lesion.Following one week of treatment of tumor cells with abemaciclib, cellswere treated with their autologous TILs vs. control, and surviving tumorcells were submitted to scRNA-seq. The exposure to TILs reduced theexpression of the uICR signature, both in the control andabemaciclib-treated cells (P<4.91*10⁻¹³). The treatment with abemaciclibfurther intensifies these effects, such that in the abemaciclib-treatedcells there was an increase in a sensitive (ICR-low) subpopulation ofcells post-TILs (FIG. 42). These sensitive cells are also characterizedby a low expression of DNMT1, overexpression of ERV-3, and higherexpression of the MITF and SASP modules. Furthermore, Applicantsmeasured 40 human cytokines/chemokines in the conditioned media ofabemaciclib treated cancer cells (before co-culture) and found theinduction of several secreted factors (FIG. 42): macrophage inhibitionfactor (MIF), CX3CL1 a chemokine that induces migration and adhesion ofT and NK cells and is linked to clinical outcomes in immunotherapytreatment (Akbani, et al., 2015; and Ayers, et al., 2017), and CCL20, animportant factor for T cell differentiation that may enhance immunity inmelanoma (Barretina, et al., 2012).

The relevance of the uICR as a resistance program is further supportedby several lines of evidence. First, the induced uICR is overexpressedin uveal melanoma, which resides in an immune-privileged environment andhas very low response rates to immunotherapy (Zimmer et al., 2015; andAlgazi et al., 2016), compared to cutaneous melanoma (FIG. 3D). Second,perturbations of genes from the repressed resistance program (uICR-down)in malignant melanoma cells conferred resistance to cytotoxic CD8 Tcells in a genome-wide CRISPR KO screen (P=6.37*10⁻³, hypergeometrictest). Third, malignant cells in the resistant state substantiallyrepress interaction routes with other cell types in the tumor (FIG. 3E),as defined by cognate pairs of interacting surface molecules (materialsand methods), including MHC I:TCR (T cells), CD58:CD2 (T cells), andIL1RAP:IL1B (macrophages).

These results support a model, in which malignant cells from ICR tumorseither had active resistance programs prior to treatment or induced theresistance program upon ICI exposure. Because some of the malignantcells from the TN patients expressed the resistance programs (FIG. 2B,H)Applicants next tested their prognostic value in independent datasetsand cohorts. To this end, Applicants used both the full uICR and furtherfiltered/refined uICR signatures. The refined signatures include onlyuICR genes that were also co-regulated with genes whose inhibitionenhanced melanoma cell resistance to T cell mediated killing infunctional screens (Patel et al., 2017) (table 5, materials andmethods); the oncogenic-ICR and Exclusion signatures show the samebehavior (FIG. 4E-H, FIGS. 11-13).

The uICR programs are prognostic and predictive for response in externaldata sets. First, the signatures strongly associated with survival in431 TCGA melanoma patients (who did not receive ICI, FIG. 4A, FIG. 11),even after controlling for tumor purity and T cell infiltration, a knownprognostic marker in melanoma (Azimi et al., 2012; and Bogunovic et al.,2009). Furthermore, combining resistance signatures and T cellinfiltration levels yielded a significantly stronger association ofpatient survival than either alone (COX p-value=10⁻⁸, FIG. 4A, right).Other proposed mechanisms, such as dedifferentiation of melanoma cells(Landsberg et al., 2012), as reflected by an MITF-low signature, andother malignant signatures from the single cell profiles (e.g., cellcycle and the AXL program) (Tirosh et al., 2016a), did not show anassociation to patient survival, indicating that mere variation acrossmalignant cells is insufficient as a prognostic signature. Second, thesignatures were associated with benefit of ICI in publishedpre-treatment and early on-treatment bulk expression profiles. In a lungcancer mouse model, which was mostly free of confounding geneticvariability, the uICR clearly separated anti-CTLA-4 responders fromnon-responders based on early on-treatment profiles (P=3.6*10⁻⁷,one-sided t-test, FIG. 4B) (Lesterhuis et al., 2015). In bulkpre-treatment RNA-Seq data from 27 melanoma patients that weresubsequently treated with Pembrolizumab (Hugo et al., 2016), the uICRprogram was lower in the five complete responders, though just abovestatistical significance (P=6.3*10⁻², FIG. 4C). In bulk pre-treatmentRNA-Seq data from 42 melanoma patients that were subsequently treatedwith the CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab (Van Allen et al., 2015), the uICRprogram was significantly lower in the two complete responders(P=5.2*10⁻³).

To test the predictive value of the resistance program in a largerindependent setting, Applicants assembled a validation cohort of 112patients with metastatic melanoma who underwent pretreatment biopsy andbulk RNA-Seq followed by Pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) therapy (FIG. 1A,table 1). The cohort was collected in a different hospital and country(Germany), and samples were processed and sequenced on the same platformat the Broad Institute (materials and methods). Applicants evaluated theperformances of the malignant resistance modules in predicting anti-PD-1responses, with respect to three parameters (materials and methods): (1)progression-free survival (PFS, recorded for 104 of the 112 patients),(2) clinical benefit (CB, defined as either partial or complete responseby RECIST criteria), and (3) complete response (CR). To compare theperformance of the predictors to prior knowledge and clinically usedmarkers, Applicants assembled a set of 32 other transcriptionalsignatures, including the top hits of two ICR functional CRISPR screens(Patel et al., 2017; and Manguso et al., 2017) (table 9).

Our malignant cell resistance signatures were predictive of PFS in thevalidation cohort (FIG. 4D,E, FIGS. 12 and 13). Their predictive valuewas significant even when accounting for other known predictors of ICIresponse, including inferred T cell infiltration levels and PD-L1expression (FIGS. 12E and 13E). Although cell cycle alone is notassociated with CB (COX P>0.25), filtering the cell-cycle component fromthe uICR overexpression score (materials and methods) further improvedthe PFS predictions (FIG. 4D, right), suggesting that a tumor ICR levelshould be evaluated conditioning on its proliferation level. Theadditional predictive value of the malignant resistance signaturesbeyond T cell infiltration was significantly higher than that of othersignatures (P=3.37*10⁻⁶, Wilcoxon-ranksum test), and they were the onlyones negatively associated with PFS. Other alternative predictors wereeither not predictive or highly associated with T cell infiltrationlevels, such that they did not provide an additive predictive value onceaccounting for T cell infiltration levels (FIG. 4E).

The uICR state was overexpressed in patients with CB vs. no-CB (FIG.4F). Applicants noted however that some CB patients had highpre-treatment uICR expression and hypothesized that these patients,while experiencing an initial CB, might cease to respond quickly.Indeed, when stratifying patients with CB based on the duration of theirresponse (>12 months, <12 months but >6 months, and <6 months),Applicants found that patients with an initial CB but high uICR scorepretreatment were significantly more likely to experience subsequentprogressive disease (FIG. 4F). Indeed, patients with rapid progression,that is CB<6 months had the highest uICR score, even compared to thosewith no-CB. Consistently, the resistance signatures were most accuratein predicting patients with complete responses (P<6.31*10⁻³, one-sidedt-test, FIG. 4G, FIG. 14). In this task, they were superior to all theother alternative predictors (P=1.64*10⁻⁸, Wilcoxon ranksum test), allof which, including the clinically used markers, failed to predictcomplete response (FIG. 4H).

Finally, Applicants explored intrinsic vs. acquired uICR programs in anadditional independent cohort, collected in yet another hospital(materials and methods), consisting of 90 samples from 26 patients withmetastatic melanoma who underwent both pre-treatment andpost-progression biopsies with bulk RNA-Seq, including 17 patients withon-treatment biopsy (FIG. 1A). The ICR state was induced following ICIcompared to pre-ICI lesions from the same patient (P=1.26*10⁻⁴ and 0.01,for the refined uICR and uICR-up, respectively; mixed-effect test,materials and methods). However, inter-patient variation in uICRexpression was significantly higher than intra-patient changes (P<10⁻⁸,ANOVA). This suggests that one pre-treatment sample per patient maysuffice to evaluate ICR for many patients, and that intrinsic resistancemay be more prevalent than acquired resistance, consistent with clinicalobservations (Sharma, et al., 2017). Notably, Applicants did not observean induction in uICR expression following RAF/MEK-inhibition (materialsand methods), indicating that the ICR state is specific to ICI therapyand not merely a marker of a generally drug resistant tumor ecosystem.

Discussion

Applicants discovered new features linked to response and resistance toimmunotherapy in metastatic melanoma with a strong prognostic andpredictive value in independent patient cohorts. T cell profiles fromICR patients reflect variability in T cell responses, which are oftendecoupled from the clinical response. In some ICR patients, T cellsmanifest substantial clonal expansions, in others higher frequency of Tcell proliferation, or a shift in the cytotoxicity/exhaustion balance.While more data is needed to distinguish between proper and insufficientT cell response to ICI, the results suggest that malignantcell-autonomous programs may be another key contributor to ICR, even inthe presence of properly activated T cells (FIG. 4I).

Malignant cell programs that suppress interactions with the tumormicroenvironment, modulate key inflammatory pathways and activatemechanisms of T cell exclusion were distinguishing features of ICRtumors. These may be jointly controlled as a single coherent resistanceprogram to confer ICR, through master regulators like Myc and CDK4/6.While these programs were initially identified in post-progressionsamples using scRNA-Seq, Applicants validated their predictive value ina pre-ICI cohort and explored their expression in matched pre/postspecimens of ICI-treated patients. The ICR signatures Applicantsidentified were superior to a comprehensive and diverse set ofalternative predictors in several ways, especially in predictingcomplete responders and patients that responded for more than 6 months.Unlike other predictors, the ICR signatures have a significantadditional predictive value beyond pre-treatment T cell infiltrationlevels, indicating that they highlight new and yet unappreciated aspectsof ICR. In light of these results, the signatures may help stratifypatients for ICI beyond currently used biomarkers.

The pathways represented in the resistance program also highlightpotential mechanistic causes of ICR that could be reversed by combiningICI with other drugs. Combination of ICI with CDK4/6 inhibitors (such asabemaciclib) may be particularly attractive in light of the findingsthat abemaciclib reverses the resistant oncogenic state and that thereare distinctions between the cell cycle programs of malignant cells andT cells.

The malignant resistance programs may be relevant in other subtypes ofmelanoma and even in other lineage-independent cancer types. Amongdifferent types of melanoma, uveal melanoma has more active resistanceprograms compared to cutaneous melanoma (FIG. 3D); across cancers, theresistance program is higher in some cancer types that are lessresponsive to immunotherapy and/or arise from immune-privileged tissues(eye, testis) and lower in some of the more responsive tissues (head andneck, kidney, skin, lung) (FIG. 15). This distinction, however, isimperfect, and additional, tumor-specific resistance programs may bediscovered by similar strategies. Our study uncovers an improved,potentially clinically applicable biomarker for patient selection,provides a rationale to examine novel mechanisms of ICR, and revealsguiding principles to further dissect and repress mechanisticunderpinnings that mediate ICI resistance.

Applicants demonstrated that cancer cell-autonomous ICR programsidentified by scRNA-Seq predict clinical response (per RECIST criteria)and progression-free survival in two independent cohorts: one ofpatients who underwent RNA-seq of matched pre-treatment and progression(ICR) specimens; and another of 112 melanoma patients with pre-treatmentRNA-seq who receive anti-PD-1 monotherapy. Applicants also validated theprognostic value of these cell programs in TCGA. Lastly, Applicantsdemonstrated that pharmacological reversal of these oncogenic cellstates can be achieved by CDK4/6-inhibition, and explored the impact ofthis treatment in melanoma at the single cell level. To determine therole of T cell exclusion from the TME as a potential mechanism of ICR,Applicants performed spatially resolved 30-plex single-cell proteinanalysis of matching FFPE specimens from 16 of the patients who alsounderwent scRNA-seq. Thus, the presented analytical platforms provide apromising approach to understanding drug resistance within preservedtumor ecosystems.

In conclusion, this study provides a high-resolution landscape ofoncogenic ICR states, identifies clinically predictive signatures, andforms a basis to develop novel therapeutic strategies that couldovercome immunotherapy resistance in melanoma.

TABLE 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients and samples in thescRNA-Seq cohort, and in the two validation cohorts. scRNA-Seq cohortTreatment Lesion Sample Cohort Age Sex Treatment group type Site Mel53Tirosh et 77 F None TN metastasis Subcutaneous al. 2016 back lesionMel58 Tirosh et 83 M Ipilimumab ICR metastasis Subcutaneous al. 2016 leglesion Mel60 Tirosh et 60 M Trametinib, ICR metastasis Spleen al. 2016ipilimumab Mel71 Tirosh et 79 M None TN metastasis Transverse al. 2016colon Mel72 Tirosh et 57 F IL-2, nivolumab, ICR metastasis Externaliliac al. 2016 ipilimumab + anti- lymph node KIR-Ab Mel74 Tirosh et 63 MNivolumab ICR metastasis Terminal al. 2016 Ileum Mel75 Tirosh et 80 MIpilimumab + ICR metastasis Subcutaneous al. 2016 nivolumab, WDVAX leglesion Mel78 Tirosh et 73 M WDVAX, ICR metastasis Small bowel al. 2016ipilimumab + nivolumab Mel79 Tirosh et 74 M None TN metastasis Axillarylymph al. 2016 node Mel80 Tirosh et 86 F None TN metastasis Axillarylymph al. 2016 node Mel81 Tirosh et 43 F None TN metastasis Axillarylymph al. 2016 node Mel82 Tirosh et 73 F None TN metastasis Axillarylymph al. 2016 node Mel84 Tirosh et 67 M None TN primary Acral primaryal. 2016 tumor Mel88 Tirosh et 54 F Tremelimumab + ICR metastasisCutanoues al. 2016 MEDI3617 met Mel89 Tirosh et 67 M None TN metastasisAxillary lymph al. 2016 node Mel94 Tirosh et 54 F IFN, ipilimumab + ICRmetastasis Iliac lymph al. 2016 nivolumab node Mel126 Additional 63 MIpilimumab, ICR metastasis Soft tissue nivolumab Mel04.3 Additional 81 MIpilimumab CB metastasis Skin Mel110 Additional 74 M ipilimumab + ICRmetastasis R adrenal angiopoietin 2 metastasis inhibitor, Temezlolamide,Pembrolizumab Mel121.1 Additional 74 M S/p Pembrolizumab ICR metastasisSkin Mel106 Additional 67 M Prior treatment: ICR metastasis Necrotic Lnivolumab + axillary lymph ipilimumab nodes Mel75.1 Additional 81 MIpilimumab + ICR metastasis Soft tissue nivolumab, WDVAX, PembrolizumabMel98 Additional 47 F S/p IFN, s/p ICR metastasis L thigh softipilimumab + GMCSF tissue metastasis Mel102 Additional 72 F S/pnivolumab + ICR metastasis Fragmented ipilimumab pieces of (R) adrenalgland metastasis Mel129PA Additional 63 M None TN primary Skin tumorMel129PB Additional 63 M None TN primary Skin tumor Mel116 Additional 85M None TN metastasis Lymph node Mel103 Additional 58 M None TNmetastasis Lymph node Mel105 Additional 77 M None TN primary Skin tumorMel112 Additional 76 M None TN metastasis Bulky (L) axillary metastasisMel194 Additional 68 M Nivolumab + ICR metastasis L anterior lirilumab(anti-kit), shoulder Nivolumab, subcutaneous Ipilimumab, Pan-RAF-inhibitor, Pembrolizumab Mel478 Additional 54 F None TN metastasisTransanal rectal mass Mel128 Additional 37 M None TN metastasis Lymphnode Number of therapies prior to Cohort 2 Sex, n anti-PD-1 therapy, nRECIST category Patients 1-112 Female, 49 No prior treatment, 49 PD, 49Male, 56 1, 34 SD, 13 n/a, 7 2, 14 PR, 25 3, 6 CR, 14 7, 2 n/a, 11 n/a,7 Number of samples Cohort 1 per patient, n Patients 1-26 2, 10 90samples 3, 8 4, 3 6, 2 7, 2 8, 1

TABLE 2 Table 2. Quality measures of scRNA-Seq experiments. Median no.of Median no. of No. of TN No. of ICR Total no. of Cell type detectedgenes aligned reads cells cells cells B. cell 3774 164400 463 355 818CAF 5518 357423 61 45 106 Endothelial cell 5057 304326 87 17 104Macrophage 5670 654482 161 259 420 Mal 5482 335563 1193 825 2018 NK 3909147376 44 48 92 CD4 T cell 4036 220614 420 436 856 CD8 T cell 4064264494 720 1039 1759 T cell (unresolved) 3827 234410 298 408 706 Lowquality cell 732 24991 1386 1551 2937 ? 3433 221421 183 124 307 Allcells 3559 377141 5016 5107 10123

TABLE 3 Table 3. Cell type signatures that were derived from theanalysis of the scRNA- seq data (see section Data-driven signatures ofspecific cell-types). Endo- B thelial Macro- Malignant NK CD4 cell CAFcell phage cell cell T cell T cell ADAM19 ABI3BP A2M ACP5 AATF CCL4 AAK1AQP3 ADAM28 ACTA2 ADAM15 ACSL1 ACN9 CD244 ACAP1 CCR4 AFF3 ADAM12 ADAMTS9ADAMDEC1 ACSL3 CST7 AKNA CD28 BANK1 ADAMTS2 ADCY4 ADAP2 AHCY CTSWAPOBEC3G CD4 BCL11A ANTXR1 AFAP1L1 ADORA3 AIF1L GNLY ARAP2 CD40LG BIRC3ASPN APLNR ADPGK AK2 GZMA ARHGEF1 CD5 BLK C1S AQP1 AIF1 ALX1 GZMB ASB2DGKA BLNK CALD1 ARHGEF15 AKR1A1 AMD1 HOPX ATHL1 F5 BTLA CCDC80 CALCRLALDH2 ANKRD20A12P ID2 BCL11B FAAH2 CCR6 CD248 CCL14 ALDH3B1 ANKRD54IL2RB BTN3A2 FOXP3 CCR7 CDH11 CD200 AMICA1 AP1S2 KLRB1 CBLB ICOS CD19CERCAM CD34 ANKRD22 APOA1BP KLRC1 CCL4 IL6R CD1C COL12A1 CD93 AP1B1APOC2 KLRD1 CCL5 IL7R CD22 COL14A1 CDH5 AQP9 APOD KLRF1 CD2 PASK CD24COL1A1 CFI ATF5 APOE KLRK1 CD247 PBXIP1 CD37 COL1A2 CLDN5 ATG3 ATP1A1NCAM1 CD27 SLAMF1 CD52 COL3A1 CLEC14A ATG7 ATP1B1 NKG7 CD28 SPOCK2 CD79ACOL5A1 COL15A1 ATP6V0B ATP5C1 PRF1 CD3D TCF7 CD79B COL5A2 COL4A1ATP6V0D1 ATP5G1 PTGDR CD3E TNFSF8 CD82 COL6A1 COL4A2 ATP6V1B2 ATP5G2SH2D1B CD3G CHMP7 COL6A2 CRIP2 BCL2A1 ATP6V0E2 XCL1 CD5 CIITA COL6A3CXorf36 BID ATP6V1C1 CD6 CLEC17A COL8A1 CYYR1 BLVRA ATP6V1E1 CD7 CNR2CREB3L1 DARC BLVRB ATP6V1G1 CD8A COL19A1 CXCL14 DCHS1 C11orf75 AZGP1CD8B COL4A3 CYBRD1 DOCK6 C15orf48 BAIAP2 CD96 CR2 DCN DOCK9 C19orf38BANCR CDC42SE2 CXCR5 DPT DYSF C1orf162 BCAN CELF2 ELK2AP EFEMP2 ECE1C1QA BCAS3 CLEC2D FAIM3 FBLN1 ECSCR C1QB BCHE CNOT6L FAM129C FBLN5 EGFL7C1QC BIRC7 CST7 FCER2 FGF7 ELK3 C2 BZW2 CTLA4 FCRL1 GPR176 ELTD1 C3AR1C10orf90 CTSW FCRL2 HSPB6 EMCN C5AR1 C11orf31 CXCL13 FCRL5 INHBA ENGC9orf72 C12orf76 CXCR3 FCRLA ISLR EPAS1 CAPG C17orf89 CXCR6 HLA-DOBITGA11 EPHB4 CARD9 C1orf43 DEF6 HLA-DQA2 LOX ERG CASP1 C1orf85 DENND2DHVCN1 LPAR1 ESAM CCR1 C4orf48 DGKA IGLL1 LTBP2 FGD5 CCR2 CA14 DTHD1IGLL3P LUM FKBP1A CD14 CA8 DUSP2 IGLL5 MAP1A FLT4 CD163 CACYBP EMB IRF8MEG3 GALNT18 CD274 CAPN3 EVL KBTBD8 MIR100HG GPR116 CD300C CBX3 FASLGKIAA0125 MRC2 HERC2P2 CD300E CCDC47 FYN KIAA0226L MXRA8 HSPG2 CD300LBCCND1 GATA3 LOC283663 MYL9 HYAL2 CD300LF CCT2 GPR171 LRMP NID2 ICA1CD302 CCT3 GPR174 LTB OLFML3 ID1 CD33 CCT6A GPRIN3 MS4A1 PALLD IL3RA CD4CCT8 GRAP2 NAPSB PCDH18 ITGB4 CD68 CDH19 GZMA NCOA3 PCOLCE KDR CD80 CDH3GZMB P2RX5 PDGFRA LAMA5 CD86 CDK2 GZMH PAX5 PDGFRB LDB2 CECR1 CHCHD6GZMK PLEKHF2 PDGFRL LOC100505495 CFP CITED1 GZMM PNOC PLAC9 MALL CLEC10ACLCN7 HNRNPA1P10 POLD4 PODN MMRN1 CLEC12A CLNS1A ICOS POU2AF1 PRRX1MMRN2 CLEC4A CMC2 IFNG POU2F2 RARRES2 MYCT1 CLEC4E COA6 IKZF1 QRSL1 RCN3NOS3 CLEC5A COX5B IKZF3 RALGPS2 SDC2 NOTCH4 CLEC7A COX7A2 IL12RB1 RPL13SFRP2 NPDC1 CMKLR1 COX7C IL2RB RPS20 SLIT3 PALMD CNPY3 CRYL1 IL2RG RPS23SMOC2 PCDH17 COTL1 CSAG1 IL32 SEL1L3 SPOCK1 PDE2A CPVL CSAG2 IL7R SELLSULF1 PDLIM1 CREG1 CSAG3 INPP4B SMIM14 SVEP1 PECAM1 CSF1R CSPG4 IPCEF1SNX29 TAGLN PLVAP CSF2RA CTNNB1 ITGAL SNX29P1 THBS2 PLXND1 CSF3R CYC1ITK SPIB THY1 PODXL CSTA CYP27A1 JAK3 ST6GAL1 TMEM119 PRCP CTSB DAAM2JAKMIP1 STAG3 TPM1 PREX2 CTSC DANCR KLRC4 STAP1 TPM2 PTPRB CTSD DAP3KLRD1 TCL1A PVRL2 CTSH DCT KLRK1 TLR10 RAMP2 CTSS DCXR LAG3 TMEM154RAMP3 CXCL10 DDIT3 LAT TNFRSF13B RHOJ CXCL16 DDT LCK VPREB3 ROBO4 CXCL9DFNB31 LEPROTL1 WDFY4 S1PR1 CXCR2P1 DLL3 LIME1 ZCCHC7 SDPR CYBB DNAH14LOC100130231 SELP CYP2S1 DNAJA4 MAP4K1 SHROOM4 DAPK1 DSCR8 MIAT SLCO2A1DHRS9 DUSP4 NELL2 SMAD1 DMXL2 EDNRB NKG7 STOM DNAJC5B EIF3C NLRC3 SYNPOEBI3 EIF3D NLRC5 TAOK2 EMR2 EIF3E OXNAD1 TEK EPSTI1 EIF3H PAG1 TENC1F13A1 EIF3L PARP8 TGFBR2 FAM157B ENO1 PCED1B TGM2 FAM26F ENO2 PCED1B-AS1THBD FBP1 ENTHD1 PDCD1 TIE1 FCER1G ENTPD6 PIK3IP1 TM4SF1 FCGR1A ERBB3PIM2 TM4SF18 FCGR1B ESRP1 PIP4K2A TMEM255B FCGR1C ETV4 PPP2R5C TSPAN18FCGR2A ETV5 PRDM1 TSPAN7 FCGR2C EXOSC4 PRF1 VWF FCN1 EXTL1 PRKCQ ZNF385DFGL2 FAHD2B PSTPIP1 FOLR2 FAM103A1 PTPN22 FPR1 FAM178B PTPN7 FPR2 FANCLPVRIG FPR3 FARP2 PYHIN1 FTH1 FASN RAB27A FTL FBXO32 RAPGEF6 FUCA1 FBXO7RARRES3 FUOM FDFT1 RASAL3 GABARAP FKBP4 RASGRP1 GATM FMN1 RGS1 GBP1FXYD3 RHOF GCA GALE RNF213 GK GAPDH RUNX3 GLA GAPDHS SCML4 GLRX GAS2L3SEMA4D GLUL GAS5 1-Sep GM2A GAS7 SH2D1A GNA15 GDF15 SH2D2A GPBAR1 GJB1SIRPG GPR34 GPATCH4 SIT1 GPR84 GPM6B SKAP1 GPX1 GPNMB SLA2 GRN GPR137BSPATA13 HCAR2 GPR143 SPN HCAR3 GPS1 SPOCK2 HCK GSTP1 STAT4 HK2 GYG2SYTL3 HK3 H2AFZ TARP HLA-DMA HAX1 TBC1D10C HLA-DMB HIST1H2BD TC2NHLA-DPA1 HIST3H2A TESPA1 HLA-DPB1 HMG20B THEMIS HLA-DPB2 HMGA1 TIGITHLA-DRA HPGD TNFAIP3 HLA-DRB1 HPS4 TNFRSF9 HLA-DRB5 HPS5 TOX HLA-DRB6HSP90AA1 TRAF1 HMOX1 HSP90AB1 TRAT1 HSPA6 HSPA9 TTC39C HSPA7 HSPD1UBASH3A IFI30 HSPE1 WIPF1 IFNGR1 IGSF11 ZAP70 IFNGR2 IGSF3 ZC3HAV1IGFLR1 IGSF8 IGSF6 1NPP5F IL18 IRF4 IL1B ISYNA1 IL1RN KCNJ13 IL4I1 LAGE3IL8 LDHB IRF5 LDLRAD3 KCNMA1 LEF1-AS1 KYNU LHFPL3-AS1 LAIR1 LINC00473LGALS2 LINC00518 LGMN LINC00673 LILRA1 LOC100126784 LILRA2 LOC100127888LILRA3 LOC100130370 LILRA5 LOC100133445 LILRA6 LOC100505865 LILRB1LOC146481 LILRB2 LOC340357 LILRB3 LONP2 LILRB4 LOXL4 LILRB5 LZTS1 LIPAMAGEA1 LOC729737 MAGEA12 LRRC25 MAGEA2 LST1 MAGEA2B LTA4H MAGEA3 LYZMAGEA4 MAFB MAGEA6 MAN2B1 MAGEC1 MARCO MDH1 MFSD1 MDH2 MILR1 MFI2 MNDAMFSD12 MOB1A MIA MPEG1 MIF MPP1 MITF MS4A4A MLANA MS4A6A MLPH MS4A7 MOKMSR1 MRPS21 MTMR14 MRPS25 MYD88 MRPS26 NAAA MRPS6 NADK MSI2 NAGA MXI1NAGK MYO10 NAIP NAV2 NCF2 NDUFA4 NCF4 NDUFB9 NCOA4 NDUFS2 NFAM1 NEDD4LNINJ1 NELFCD NLRC4 NHP2 NLRP3 NME1 NMI NOP58 NPC2 NPM1 NPL NSG1 OAS1NT5C3 OAZ1 NT5DC3 OLR1 OSTM1 OSCAR PACSIN2 P2RY12 PAGE5 P2RY13 PAICSPAK1 PAX3 PCK2 PEBP1 PILRA PEG10 PLA2G7 PFDN2 PLAUR PHB PLBD1 PHLDA1PLEKHO1 PIGY PLIN2 PIR PPT1 PLEKHB1 PRAM1 PLP1 PRKCD PMEL PSAP POLR2FPTAFR PPIL1 PYCARD PRAME RAB20 PSMB4 RASSF4 PSMD4 RBM47 PUF60 RELT PYGBRGS10 PYURF RGS18 QDPR RGS19 RAB17 RGS2 RAB38 RHBDF2 RAN RILPL2 RAP1GAPRIPK2 RGS20 RNASE6 ROPN1 RNASET2 ROPN1B RNF13 RPL38 RNF130 RPS6KA5RNF144B RSL1D1 RTN1 RTKN S100A8 S100A1 S100A9 S100B SAMHD1 SCD SAT1 SDC3SDS SEC11C SECTM1 SEMA3B SEMA4A SERPINA3 SERPINA1 SERPINE2 SIGLEC1 SGCDSIGLEC5 SGK1 SIGLEC9 SHC4 SIRPB1 SLC19A2 SIRPB2 SLC24A5 SLAMF8 SLC25A13SLC11A1 SLC25A4 SLC15A3 SLC26A2 SLC1A3 SLC3A2 SLC29A3 SLC45A2 SLC31A2SLC5A3 SLC7A7 SLC6A15 SLCO2B1 SLC7A5 SMPDL3A SNCA SNX10 SNHG16 SOD2SNHG6 SPI1 SNRPC SPINT2 SNRPD1 STAT1 SNRPE STX11 SOD1 TBXAS1 SORD TGFBISORT1 THEMIS2 SOX10 TIFAB SPCS1 TLR1 SPRY4 TLR2 ST13 TLR5 ST3GAL4 TLR8ST3GAL6 TMEM106A ST3GAL6-AS1 TMEM176A ST6GALNAC2 TMEM176B STIP1 TMEM37STK32A TNFAIP2 STMN1 TNFAIP8L2 STX7 TNFSF13 STXBP1 TNFSF13B SYNGR1 TPP1TBC1D7 TREM1 TBCA TREM2 TEX2 TWF2 TFAP2A TYMP TFAP2C TYROBP TMEM147UBE2D1 TMEM14B VAMP8 TMEM177 VMO1 TMEM251 VSIG4 TMX4 ZNF385A TNFRSF21TOM1L1 TOMM20 TOMM22 TOMM6 TOMM7 TOP1MT TRIB2 TRIM2 TRIM63 TRIML2TRMT112 TSNAX TTLL4 TTYH2 TUBB2B TUBB4A TYR TYRP1 UBL3 UQCRH UTP18 VAT1VDAC1 VPS72 WBSCR22 XAGE1A XAGE1B XAGE1C XAGE1D XAGE1E XRCC6 XYLBZCCHC17 ZFAS1 ZFP106 ZNF280B ZNF330 ZNF692 B CD8 Lympho- Stroma cell Tcell Immune cell cyte cell ADAM19 AKAP5 AAK1 HLA-DRB6 AAK1 A2M ADAM28APOBEC3C ACAP1 HMHA1 ACAP1 ABI3BP AFF3 APOBEC3G ACP5 HMOX1 ADAM19 ACTA2BANK1 ARHGAP9 ACSL1 HNRNPA1P10 ADAM28 ADAM12 BCL11A ATP8A1 ADAM19 HOPXAFF3 ADAM15 BIRC3 BTN3A1 ADAM28 HSH2D AKAP5 ADAMTS2 BLK CBLB ADAMDEC1HSPA6 AKNA ADAMTS9 BLNK CCL4 ADAP2 HSPA7 ANKRD44 ADCY4 BTLA CCL4L1ADORA3 HVCN1 APOBEC3C AFAP1L1 CCR6 CCL4L2 ADPGK ICOS APOBEC3D ANTXR1CCR7 CCL5 AFF3 ID2 APOBEC3G APLNR CD19 CD27 AIF1 IFI30 AQP3 APP CD1C CD7AKAP5 IFNG ARAP2 AQP1 CD22 CD8A AKNA IFNGR1 ARHGAP15 ARHGEF15 CD24 CD8BAKR1A1 IFNGR2 ARHGAP9 ASPN CD37 CD96 ALDH2 IGFLR1 ARHGEF1 BGN CD52CLEC2D ALDH3B1 IGLL1 ASB2 C1R CD79A CRTAM ALOX5 IGLL3P ATHL1 C1S CD79BCST7 ALOX5AP IGLL5 ATP2A3 CALCRL CD82 CTSW AMICA1 IGSF6 ATP8A1 CALD1CHMP7 CXCL13 ANKRD22 IKZF1 BANK1 CCDC80 CIITA CXCR6 ANKRD44 IKZF3 BCL11ACCL14 CLEC17A DTHD1 AOAH IL10RA BCL11B CD200 CNR2 DUSP2 AP1B1 IL12RB1BIRC3 CD248 COL19A1 EOMES APOBEC3C IL16 BLK CD34 COL4A3 FASLG APOBEC3DIL18 BLNK CD93 CR2 FYN APOBEC3G IL1B BTLA CDH11 CXCR5 GPR171 AQP3 IL1RNBTN3A1 CDH5 ELK2AP GZMA AQP9 IL2RB BTN3A2 CERCAM FAIM3 GZMB ARAP2 IL2RGC16orf54 CFI FAM129C GZMH ARHGAP15 IL32 CBLB CLDN5 FCER2 GZMK ARHGAP30IL4I1 CCL4 CLEC14A FCRL1 ID2 ARHGAP4 IL6R CCL4L1 COL12A1 FCRL2 IFNGARHGAP9 IL7R CCL4L2 COL14A1 FCRL5 IKZF3 ARHGDIB IL8 CCL5 COL15A1 FCRLAIL2RB ARHGEF1 INPP4B CCR4 COL1A1 HLA-DOB ITGA4 ARPC3 INPP5D CCR6 COL1A2HLA-DQA2 ITGB7 ARRB2 IPCEF1 CCR7 COL3A1 HVCN1 JAKMIP1 ASB2 IRF5 CD19COL4A1 IGLL1 KIR2DL4 ATF5 IRF8 CD1C COL4A2 IGLL3P KLRC1 ATG3 ISG20 CD2COL5A1 IGLL5 KLRC2 ATG7 ITGA4 CD22 COL5A2 IRF8 KLRC3 ATHL1 ITGAL CD24COL6A1 KBTBD8 KLRC4 ATP2A3 ITGAM CD244 COL6A2 KIAA0125 KLRC4-KLRK1ATP6V0B ITGAX CD247 COL6A3 KIAA0226L KLRD1 ATP6V0D1 ITGB2 CD27 COL8A1LOC283663 KLRK1 ATP6V1B2 ITGB7 CD28 CREB3L1 LRMP LAG3 ATP8A1 ITK CD37CRIP2 LTB LOC100506776 BANK1 JAK3 CD3D CXCL14 MS4A1 LYST BCL11A JAKMIP1CD3E CXorf36 NAPSB MIR155HG BCL11B KBTBD8 CD3G CYBRD1 NCOA3 NELL2 BCL2A1KCNMA1 CD4 CYYR1 P2RX5 NKG7 BID KIAA0125 CD40LG DARC PAX5 OASL BIN2KIAA0226L CD5 DCHS1 PLEKHF2 PARP8 BIRC3 KIR2DL4 CD52 DCN PNOC PDCD1 BLKKLRB1 CD6 DOCK6 POLD4 PIP4K2A BLNK KLRC1 CD69 DOCK9 POU2AF1 PRF1 BLVRAKLRC2 CD7 DPT POU2F2 PRKCH BLVRB KLRC3 CD79A DYSF QRSL1 PSTPIP1 BTKKLRC4 CD79B ECE1 RALGPS2 PTPN22 BTLA KLRC4-KLRK1 CD82 ECSCR RPL13 PVRIGBTN3A1 KLRD1 CD8A EFEMP2 RPS20 PYHIN1 BTN3A2 KLRF1 CD8B EGFL7 RPS23RAB27A C11orf75 KLRK1 CD96 EHD2 SEL1L3 RARRES3 C15orf48 KYNU CDC42SE2ELK3 SELL RUNX3 C16orf54 LAG3 CELF2 ELTD1 SMIM14 SAMD3 C19orf38 LAIR1CHMP7 EMCN SNX29 SH2D1A C1orf162 LAPTM5 CIITA ENG SNX29P1 SLA2 C1QA LATCLEC17A EPAS1 SPIB SLAMF6 C1QB LAT2 CLEC2D EPHB4 ST6GAL1 SYTL3 C1QC LBHCNOT6L ERG STAG3 TARP C2 LCK CNR2 ESAM STAP1 THEMIS C3AR1 LCP1 COL19A1FBLN1 TCL1A TIGIT C5AR1 LCP2 COL4A3 FBLN5 TLR10 TNFRSF9 C9orf72 LEPROTL1CORO1A FBN1 TMEM154 TNIP3 CAPG LGALS2 CR2 FGD5 TNFRSF13B TOX CARD9 LGMNCRTAM FGF7 VPREB3 TTC24 CASP1 LILRA1 CST7 FKBP1A WDFY4 WIPF1 CBLB LILRA2CTLA4 FLT4 ZCCHC7 XCL1 CCL3 LILRA3 CTSW FSTL1 XCL2 CCL4 LILRA5 CXCL13GALNT18 CCL4L1 LILRA6 CXCR3 GNG11 CCL4L2 LILRB1 CXCR4 GPR116 CCL5 LILRB2CXCR5 GPR176 CCR1 LILRB3 CXCR6 HERC2P2 CCR2 LILRB4 CYFIP2 HSPB6 CCR4LILRB5 CYTIP HSPG2 CCR6 LIMD2 DEF6 HYAL2 CCR7 LIME1 DENND2D ICA1 CD14LIPA DGKA ID1 CD163 LITAF DTHD1 ID3 CD19 LOC100130231 DUSP2 IFITM3 CD1CLOC100506776 ELK2AP IGFBP4 CD2 LOC283663 EMB IGFBP7 CD22 LOC729737 EOMESIL3RA CD24 LPXN EVL INHBA CD244 LRMP EZR ISLR CD247 LRRC25 F5 ITGA11CD27 LSP1 FAAH2 ITGA5 CD274 LST1 FAIM3 ITGB4 CD28 LTA4H FAM129C KDRCD300A LTB FAM65B LAMA5 CD300C LY86 FASLG LAMB1 CD300E LY9 FCER2 LDB2CD300LB LYN FCRL1 LOC100505495 CD300LF LYST FCRL2 LOX CD302 LYZ FCRL3LPAR1 CD33 M6PR FCRL5 LTBP2 CD37 MAFB FCRLA LUM CD38 MAN2B1 FOXP3 MALLCD3D MAP4K1 FYB MAP1A CD3E 1-Mar FYN MEG3 CD3G MARCO GATA3 MIR100HG CD4MFSD1 GNLY MMP2 CD40LG MIAT GPR171 MMRN1 CD48 MILR1 GPR174 MMRN2 CD5MIR155HG GPRIN3 MRC2 CD52 MNDA GRAP2 MXRA8 CD53 MOB1A GZMA MYCT1 CD6MPEG1 GZMB MYL9 CD68 MPP1 GZMH NFIB CD69 MS4A1 GZMK NID2 CD7 MS4A4A GZMMNNMT CD72 MS4A6A HLA-DOB NOS3 CD74 MS4A7 HLA-DQA2 NOTCH4 CD79A MSR1HMHA1 NPDC1 CD79B MTMR14 HNRNPA1P10 OLFML3 CD80 MYD88 HOPX PALLD CD82MYO1F HSH2D PALMD CD83 NAAA HVCN1 PCDH17 CD84 NADK ICOS PCDH18 CD86 NAGAID2 PCOLCE CD8A NAGK IFNG PDE2A CD8B NAIP IGLL1 PDGFRA CD96 NAPSB IGLL3PPDGFRB CD97 NCAM1 IGLL5 PDGFRL CDC42SE2 NCF1 IKZF1 PDLIM1 CECR1 NCF1BIKZF3 PECAM1 CELF2 NCF1C IL12RB1 PLAC9 CFP NCF2 IL16 PLVAP CHMP7 NCF4IL2RB PLXND1 CIITA NCKAP1L IL2RG PODN CLEC10A NCOA3 IL32 PODXL CLEC12ANCOA4 IL6R PPIC CLEC17A NELL2 IL7R PRCP CLEC2D NFAM1 INPP4B PREX2 CLEC4ANINJ1 IPCEF1 PRRX1 CLEC4E NKG7 IRF8 PTPRB CLEC5A NLRC3 ISG20 PTRF CLEC7ANLRC4 ITGA4 PVRL2 CMKLR1 NLRC5 ITGAL PXDN CNOT6L NLRP3 ITGB7 RAMP2 CNPY3NMI ITK RAMP3 CNR2 NPC2 JAK3 RARRES2 COL19A1 NPL JAKMIP1 RCN3 COL4A3OAS1 KBTBD8 RHOJ CORO1A OASL KIAA0125 ROBO4 COTL1 OAZ1 KIAA0226L S1PR1CPVL OLR1 KIR2DL4 SDC2 CR2 OSCAR KLRB1 SDPR CREG1 OXNAD1 KLRC1 SELPCRTAM P2RX5 KLRC2 SFRP2 CSF1R P2RY12 KLRC3 SHROOM4 CSF2RA P2RY13 KLRC4SLCO2A1 CSF3R PAG1 KLRC4-KLRK1 SLIT3 CST7 PAK1 KLRD1 SMAD1 CSTA PARP15KLRF1 SMOC2 CTLA4 PARP8 KLRK1 SPARC CTSB PARVG LAG3 SPARCL1 CTSC PASKLAT SPOCK1 CTSD PAX5 LBH STOM CTSH PBXIP1 LCK SULF1 CTSS PCED1B LEPROTL1SVEP1 CTSW PCED1B-AS1 LIMD2 SYNPO CXCL10 PCK2 LIME1 TAGLN CXCL13 PDCD1LOC100130231 TAOK2 CXCL16 PIK3AP1 LOC100506776 TEK CXCL9 PIK3IP1LOC283663 TENC1 CXCR2P1 PIK3R5 LRMP TGFBR2 CXCR3 PILRA LTB TGM2 CXCR4PIM2 LY9 THBD CXCR5 PION LYST THBS2 CXCR6 PIP4K2A MAP4K1 THY1 CYBAPLA2G7 MIAT TIE1 CYBB PLAC8 MIR155HG TM4SF1 CYFIP2 PLAUR MS4A1 TM4SF18CYP2S1 PLBD1 NAPSB TMEM119 CYTH4 PLCB2 NCAM1 TMEM255B CYTIP PLEK NCOA3TPM1 DAPK1 PLEKHA2 NELL2 TPM2 DAPP1 PLEKHF2 NKG7 TSPAN18 DEF6 PLEKHO1NLRC3 TSPAN7 DENND2D PLIN2 NLRC5 VWF DGKA PNOC OASL ZNF385D DHRS9 POLD4OXNAD1 DMXL2 POU2AF1 P2RX5 DNAJC5B POU2F2 PAG1 DOCK2 PPM1K PARP15 DOCK8PPP2R5C PARP8 DOK2 PPT1 PASK DOK3 PRAM1 PAX5 DTHD1 PRDM1 PBXIP1 DUSP2PRF1 PCED1B EBI3 PRKCB PCED1B-AS1 ELK2AP PRKCD PDCD1 EMB PRKCH PIK3IP1EMR2 PRKCQ PIM2 EOMES PSAP PIP4K2A EPSTI1 PSMB10 PLAC8 EVI2A PSTPIP1PLEKHA2 EVI2B PTAFR PLEKHF2 EVL PTGDR PNOC EZR PTK2B POLD4 F13A1 PTPN22POU2AF1 F5 PTPN6 POU2F2 FAAH2 PTPN7 PPM1K FAIM3 PTPRC PPP2R5C FAM105APTPRCAP PRDM1 FAM129C PVRIG PRF1 FAM157B PYCARD PRKCH FAM26F PYHIN1PRKCQ FAM49B QRSL1 PSTPIP1 FAM65B RAB20 PTGDR FASLG RAB27A PTPN22 FBP1RAC2 PTPN7 FCER1G RALGPS2 PTPRC FCER2 RAPGEF6 PTPRCAP FCGR1A RARRES3PVRIG FCGR1B RASAL3 PYHIN1 FCGR1C RASGRP1 QRSL1 FCGR2A RASSF4 RAB27AFCGR2C RASSF5 RAC2 FCGR3A RBM47 RALGPS2 FCGR3B RCSD1 RAPGEF6 FCN1 RELTRARRES3 FCRL1 RGS1 RASAL3 FCRL2 RGS10 RASGRP1 FCRL3 RGS18 RGS1 FCRL5RGS19 RHOF FCRLA RGS2 RHOH FERMT3 RHBDF2 RNF213 FGD2 RHOF RPL13 FGD3RHOG RPS20 FGL2 RHOH RPS23 FGR RILPL2 RUNX3 FOLR2 RIPK2 SAMD3 FOXP3RNASE6 SCML4 FPR1 RNASET2 SEL1L3 FPR2 RNF13 SELL FPR3 RNF130 SEMA4D FTH1RNF144B 1-Sep FTL RNF213 SH2D1A FUCA1 RPL13 SH2D1B FUOM RPS20 SH2D2A FYBRPS23 SIRPG FYN RPS6KA1 SIT1 GABARAP RTN1 SKAP1 GATA3 RUNX3 SLA2 GATMS100A8 SLAMF1 GBP1 S100A9 SLAMF6 GBP5 SAMD3 SMIM14 GCA SAMHD1 SNX29 GKSAMSN1 SNX29P1 GLA SASH3 SP140 GLRX SAT1 SPATA13 GLUL SCIMP SPIB GM2ASCML4 SPN GNA15 SDS SPOCK2 GNLY SECTM1 ST6GAL1 GPBAR1 SEL1L3 STAG3GPR171 SELL STAP1 GPR174 SELPLG STAT4 GPR183 SEMA4A STK17B GPR34 SEMA4DSTK4 GPR84 1-Sep SYTL3 GPRIN3 SERPINA1 TARP GPSM3 SH2D1A TBC1D10C GPX1SH2D1B TC2N GRAP2 SH2D2A TCF7 GRB2 SIGLEC1 TCL1A GRN SIGLEC14 TESPA1GZMA SIGLEC5 THEMIS GZMB SIGLEC7 TIGIT GZMH SIGLEC9 TLR10 GZMK SIRPB1TMC8 GZMM SIRPB2 TMEM154 HAVCR2 SIRPG TNFAIP3 HCAR2 SIT1 TNFRSF13B HCAR3SKAP1 TNFRSF9 HCK SLA TNFSF8 HCLS1 SLA2 TNIP3 HCST SLAMF1 TOX HK2 SLAMF6TRAF1 HK3 SLAMF7 TRAF3IP3 HLA-DMA SLAMF8 TRAT1 HLA-DMB SLC11A1 TSC22D3HLA-DOB SLC15A3 TTC24 HLA-DPA1 SLC1A3 TTC39C HLA-DPB1 SLC29A3 UBASH3AHLA-DPB2 SLC31A2 VPREB3 HLA-DQA1 SLC7A7 WDFY4 HLA-DQA2 SLCO2B1 WIPF1HLA-DQB1 SMAP2 XCL1 HLA-DQB2 SMIM14 XCL2 HLA-DRA SMPDL3A ZAP70 HLA-DRB1SNX10 ZC3HAV1 HLA-DRB5 SNX20 ZCCHC7 SNX29 TMEM176A SNX29P1 TMEM176B SOD2TMEM37 SP140 TNFAIP2 SPATA13 TNFAIP3 SPI1 TNFAIP8 SPIB TNFAIP8L2 SPINT2TNFRSF13B SPN TNFRSF9 SPOCK2 TNFSF13 SRGN TNFSF13B ST6GAL1 TNFSF8 STAG3TNIP3 STAP1 TOX STAT1 TPP1 STAT4 TRAF1 STK17B TRAF3IP3 STK4 TRAT1 STX11TREM1 STXBP2 TREM2 SYK TSC22D3 SYTL3 TTC24 TAGAP TTC39C TARP TWF2TBC1D10C TYMP TBXAS1 TYROBP TC2N UBASH3A TCF7 UBE2D1 TCL1A UCP2 TESPA1VAMP8 TGFBI VAV1 THEMIS VMO1 THEMIS2 VPREB3 TIFAB VSIG4 TIGIT WDFY4 TLR1WIPF1 TLR10 XCL1 TLR2 XCL2 TLR5 ZAP70 TLR8 ZC3HAV1 TMC8 ZCCHC7 TMEM106AZNF385A TMEM154

TABLE 4 Table 4. The ICR signatures of the different immune cell types:B-cells, macrophages, CD4 and CD8 T cells. CD8-T-cell- CD8-T-cell-macrophage- macrophage- B-cell- B-cell- CD4-T-cell- CD4-T-cell- up downup down up down up down CEP19 ACP5 APOL1 A2M C6orf62 MTRNR2L1 PRDM1CHI3L2 EXO5 AKNA CD274 ADAP2 CDC42 MTRNR2L10 RPL13A FAM153C BTN3A2 CSTBADORA3 CNN2 MTRNR2L3 FCRL6 CCDC141 DCN ARL4C FOXP1 MTRNR2L4 GBP2 CD27HLA-DPB2 ASPH FYB RGS2 GBP5 CDC42SE1 HLA-DQA1 BCAT1 GRB2 HSPA1B DDIT4HLA-G C11orf31 IER2 FAU HSPA8 C3 IRF1 FKBP5 HSPB1 C3AR1 KLRK1 GPR56IL18BP C6orf62 LDHA HAVCR2 TMEM176A CAPN2 LOC100506083 HLA-B UBD CD200R1MBOAT1 HLA-C CD28 SEMA4D HLA-F CD9 SIRT3 IL6ST CD99 SPDYE2 ITGA4 COMTSPDYE2L KIAA1551 CREM STAT1 KLF12 CRTAP STOM MIR155HG CYFIP1 UBE2Q2P3MTA2 DDOST MTRNR2L1 DHRS3 MTRNR2L3 EGFL7 PIK3IP1 EIF1AY RPL26 ETS2 RPL27FCGR2A RPL27A FOLR2 RPL35A GATM RPS11 GBP3 RPS16 GNG2 RPS20 GSTT1 RPS26GYPC SPOCK2 HIST1H1E SYTL3 HPGDS TOB1 IFI44L TPT1 IGFBP4 TTN ITGA4 TXNIPKCTD12 WNK1 LGMN ZFP36L2 LOC441081 LTC4S LYVE1 MERTK METTL7B MS4A4AMS4A7 MTSS1 NLRP3 OLFML3 PLA2G15 PLXDC2 PMP22 POR PRDX2 PTGS1 RNASE1ROCK1 RPS4Y1 S100A9 SCAMP2 SEPP1 SESN1 SLC18B1 SLC39A1 SLC40A1 SLC7A8SORL1 SPP1 STAB1 TMEM106C TMEM86A TMEM9 TNFRSF1B TNFRSF21 TPD52L2 ULK3ZFP36L2

TABLE 5 Table 5. The oncogenic resistance signatures: oncogenic-ICR,exclusion, uICR, and the refined uICR. Genes up-regulated in ICRmalignant cells (1 denotes the gene is Genes down-regulated in ICRmalignant cells (1 denotes the gene is included in the signature, and 0otherwise) included in the signature, and 0 otherwise) uICR-up genesoncogenic-ICR-up Exclusion- uICR-up uICR-down oncogenic- Exclusion-uICR-down (immune resistance) (post treatment) up (refined) genesICR-down down (refined) ACAT1 0 1 0 A2M 1 1 0 ACP5 0 1 0 ACSL3 1 0 0ACTB 1 0 0 ACSL4 1 0 0 ACTG1 0 1 0 ADM 1 0 0 ADSL 0 1 0 AEBP1 1 0 1 AEN1 0 0 AGA 1 1 0 AK2 0 1 0 AHNAK 1 1 1 ANP32E 1 0 0 ANGPTL4 1 0 0 APP 0 10 ANXA1 1 1 0 ASAP1 0 1 0 ANXA2 1 0 0 ATP5A1 1 0 0 APLP2 1 1 0 ATP5D 0 10 APOC2 0 1 1 ATP5G2 1 0 0 APOD 1 0 1 BANCR 0 1 0 APOE 1 0 1 BCAN 0 1 0ARF5 0 1 0 BZW2 1 1 0 ARL6IP5 1 0 0 C17orf76-AS1 1 1 0 ATF3 1 0 0 C1QBP1 1 1 ATP1A1 1 1 0 C20orf112 1 0 0 ATP1B1 1 1 0 C6orf48 0 1 0 ATP1B3 1 00 CA14 1 1 0 ATRAID 0 1 0 CBX5 1 0 0 B2M 1 1 1 CCT2 1 0 1 BACE2 1 0 0CCT3 1 1 0 BBX 1 0 0 CCT6A 0 1 1 BCL6 1 0 0 CDK4 1 0 0 C10orf54 0 1 1CEP170 0 1 0 C4A 0 1 0 CFL1 1 0 0 CALU 1 0 0 CHP1 0 1 0 CASP1 1 0 0CNRIP1 1 0 0 CAST 1 0 0 CRABP2 1 0 0 CAV1 1 0 0 CS 1 0 0 CBLB 0 1 0CTPS1 1 1 0 CCND3 1 1 0 CYC1 0 1 0 CD151 1 1 0 DAP3 0 1 0 CD44 1 0 0DCAF13 1 0 1 CD47 1 1 0 DCT 1 1 0 CD58 1 1 0 DDX21 0 1 0 CD59 1 1 0DDX39B 1 0 0 CD63 1 0 1 DLL3 1 0 0 CD9 1 0 0 EDNRB 0 1 0 CDH19 1 1 0EEF1D 0 1 0 CHI3L1 1 0 0 EEF1G 1 1 0 CHN1 0 1 0 EEF2 0 1 0 CLIC4 1 0 0EIF1AX 0 1 0 CLU 0 1 0 EIF2S3 1 1 0 CPVL 0 1 0 EIF3E 0 1 0 CRELD1 1 0 0EIF3K 1 1 0 CRYAB 1 0 0 EIF3L 0 1 0 CSGALNACT1 1 0 0 EIF4A1 1 1 1 CSPG41 0 0 EIF4EBP2 1 0 0 CST3 1 1 0 ESRP1 0 1 0 CTSA 1 0 0 FAM174B 1 0 0CTSB 1 1 0 FAM178B 0 1 0 CTSD 1 1 1 FAM92A1 0 1 0 CTSL1 1 1 0 FBL 1 0 0DAG1 1 0 0 FBLN1 1 0 0 DCBLD2 1 0 0 FOXRED2 1 0 0 DDR1 1 1 0 FTL 1 1 0DDX5 1 0 0 FUS 1 0 0 DPYSL2 1 1 0 GABARAP 1 0 0 DSCR8 0 1 0 GAS5 1 1 0DUSP4 1 0 0 GNB2L1 1 1 0 DUSP6 1 1 0 GPATCH4 1 0 0 DYNLRB1 0 1 0 GPI 1 10 ECM1 1 0 0 GRWD1 1 0 0 EEA1 1 0 1 GSTO1 0 1 0 EGR1 1 0 0 H3F3A 1 0 0EMP1 1 1 1 H3F3AP4 1 0 0 EPHX2 1 0 0 HMGA1 1 0 0 ERBB3 1 0 0 HNRNPA1 1 00 EVA1A 1 0 0 HNRNPA1P10 1 0 0 EZH1 1 0 0 HNRNPC 1 0 0 EZR 0 1 0 HSPA8 10 0 FAM3C 1 1 0 IDH2 1 0 0 FBXO32 1 0 1 IFI16 0 1 0 FCGR2C 1 0 0 ILF2 11 1 FCRLA 1 0 0 IMPDH2 0 1 0 FGFR1 1 1 0 ISYNA1 1 0 0 FLJ43663 1 0 0ITM2C 1 0 0 FOS 1 0 0 KIAA0101 1 0 0 FYB 0 1 1 LHFPL3-AS1 0 1 0 GAA 1 10 LOC100190986 0 1 0 GADD45B 1 0 0 LYPLA1 0 1 0 GATSL3 0 1 1 MAGEA4 1 01 GEM 1 0 0 MARCKS 0 1 0 GOLGB1 1 0 0 MDH2 1 1 0 GPNMB 1 0 0 METAP2 1 00 GRN 1 1 0 MID1 1 0 0 GSN 1 1 0 MIR4461 1 0 0 HCP5 0 1 1 MLLT11 1 0 0HLA-A 1 0 1 MPZL1 1 0 0 HLA-B 1 1 1 MRPL37 0 1 0 HLA-C 1 1 1 MRPS12 0 10 HLA-E 1 0 1 MRPS21 1 0 0 HLA-F 1 1 1 MYC 0 1 0 HLA-H 1 1 1 NACA 1 0 0HPCAL1 1 0 0 NCL 1 1 0 HSPA1A 1 1 0 NDUFS2 1 0 0 HSPA1B 0 1 0 NF2 0 1 0HTATIP2 1 0 0 NID1 0 1 0 ID2 0 1 0 NOLC1 1 1 0 IFI27L2 0 1 0 NONO 1 0 1IFI35 1 0 0 NPM1 0 1 0 IGF1R 1 0 0 NUCKS1 0 1 0 IL1RAP 1 0 0 OAT 0 1 0IL6ST 1 0 0 PA2G4 1 0 1 ISCU 0 1 0 PABPC1 1 1 0 ITGA3 1 1 1 PAFAH1B3 1 00 ITGA6 1 0 0 PAICS 0 1 0 ITGA7 0 1 0 PFDN2 1 0 0 ITGB1 1 0 0 PFN1 1 0 0ITGB3 1 1 0 PGAM1 1 0 1 ITM2B 1 0 0 PIH1D1 1 0 0 JUN 1 0 0 PLTP 0 1 0KCNN4 1 1 0 PPA1 1 0 1 KLF4 1 0 0 PPIA 1 0 1 KLF6 1 0 0 PPP2R1A 1 0 0KRT10 0 1 0 PSAT1 0 1 0 LAMP2 1 0 1 PSMD4 1 0 0 LEPROT 1 0 0 PTMA 1 0 0LGALS1 1 0 0 PYCARD 0 1 0 LGALS3 1 0 0 RAN 1 0 0 LGALS3BP 1 0 0 RASA3 01 0 LOC100506190 0 1 0 RBM34 1 0 0 LPL 1 0 0 RNF2 1 0 0 LRPAP1 1 0 0RPAIN 1 0 0 LTBP3 0 1 0 RPL10 0 1 0 LYRM9 0 1 1 RPL10A 1 1 0 MAEL 0 1 0RPL11 1 1 0 MAGEC2 1 0 0 RPL12 1 1 0 MAP1B 0 1 0 RPL13 1 1 0 MATN2 0 1 0RPL13A 1 1 0 MFGE8 1 1 1 RPL13AP5 1 1 0 MFI2 1 1 0 RPL14 0 1 0 MIA 1 1 1RPL17 1 1 0 MRPS6 0 1 0 RPL18 1 1 0 MT1E 1 0 0 RPL18A 1 1 1 MT1M 1 0 0RPL21 1 0 0 MT1X 1 0 0 RPL26 1 0 1 MT2A 1 1 0 RPL28 1 1 0 NDRG1 0 1 0RPL29 1 1 0 NEAT1 1 0 0 RPL3 1 1 0 NFKBIA 1 1 0 RPL30 0 1 0 NFKBIZ 1 0 0RPL31 1 0 1 NNMT 1 0 0 RPL35 0 1 0 NPC1 1 1 0 RPL36A 1 0 0 NPC2 1 0 1RPL37 1 0 0 NR4A1 1 0 0 RPL37A 1 1 0 NSG1 1 0 1 RPL39 1 1 0 OCIAD2 0 1 0RPL4 1 1 0 PAGE5 0 1 0 RPL41 1 0 0 PDK4 1 0 0 RPL5 1 1 0 PERP 0 1 0 RPL61 1 0 PKM 0 1 0 RPL7 0 1 0 PLP2 1 0 0 RPL7A 0 1 0 PRKCDBP 1 0 0 RPL8 1 10 PRNP 1 0 0 RPLP0 1 1 0 PROS1 1 0 1 RPLP1 1 1 0 PRSS23 1 0 0 RPS10 1 10 PSAP 1 0 0 RPS11 1 1 1 PSMB9 1 0 0 RPS12 1 0 0 PTRF 1 0 0 RPS15 0 1 1RDH5 0 1 1 RPS15A 1 1 0 RNF145 1 0 0 RPS16 1 1 0 RPS4Y1 1 0 0 RPS17 1 10 S100A13 0 1 0 RPS17L 1 1 0 S100A6 1 1 0 RPS18 1 1 0 S100B 1 0 0 RPS191 1 0 SAT1 1 0 0 RPS2 0 1 0 SCARB2 1 0 0 RPS21 1 0 1 SCCPDH 1 0 0 RPS231 0 0 SDC3 1 0 0 RPS24 1 1 0 SEL1L 1 0 0 RPS26 1 0 0 SEMA3B 1 0 0 RPS271 1 0 SERPINA1 0 1 1 RPS27A 1 0 0 SERPINA3 1 1 0 RPS3 1 1 0 SERPINE2 1 10 RPS3A 0 1 0 SGCE 1 1 0 RPS4X 1 1 0 SGK1 1 0 0 RPS5 1 1 1 SLC20A1 1 0 0RPS6 1 0 0 SLC26A2 1 1 0 RPS7 1 1 0 SLC39A14 1 0 0 RPS8 1 1 0 SLC5A3 1 10 RPS9 1 1 0 SNX9 0 1 0 RPSA 1 1 0 SOD1 1 0 0 RSL1D1 0 1 0 SPON2 0 1 0RUVBL2 1 0 1 SPRY2 1 0 0 SAE1 1 0 1 SQSTM1 1 0 0 SCD 1 1 0 SRPX 1 0 0SCNM1 1 0 0 STOM 1 0 0 SERBP1 0 1 0 SYNGR2 1 0 0 SERPINF1 1 1 0 SYPL1 10 0 SET 1 0 0 TAPBP 1 0 1 SF3B4 1 0 0 TAPBPL 1 0 0 SHMT2 1 0 0 TF 1 0 0SKP2 1 0 0 TGOLN2 1 0 0 SLC19A1 0 1 0 THBD 0 1 0 SLC25A3 1 0 0 TIMP1 1 10 SLC25A5 0 1 0 TIMP2 1 0 1 SLC25A6 0 1 0 TIMP3 1 0 0 SMS 1 0 0 TIPARP 10 0 SNAI2 1 1 0 TM4SF1 1 1 0 SNHG16 0 1 0 TMBIM6 0 1 0 SNHG6 1 1 0TMED10 1 0 0 SNRPE 1 0 1 TMED9 1 0 0 SORD 0 1 0 TMEM66 1 0 0 SOX4 1 1 0TMX4 1 0 0 SRP14 1 0 0 TNC 1 0 0 SSR2 1 0 0 TNFSF4 0 1 1 TIMM13 0 1 0TPP1 1 1 0 TIMM50 1 1 0 TRIML2 0 1 1 TMC6 1 0 0 TSC22D3 1 1 0 TOP1MT 0 10 TSPYL2 0 1 0 TP53 1 0 0 TXNIP 0 1 0 TRAP1 0 1 0 TYR 1 0 0 TRPM1 1 0 0UBC 1 1 0 TSR1 1 0 0 UPP1 1 0 0 TUBA1B 1 0 0 XAGE1A 0 1 0 TUBB 1 0 0XAGE1B 0 1 0 TUBB4A 0 1 0 XAGE1C 0 1 0 TULP4 1 0 0 XAGE1D 0 1 0 TXLNA 01 0 XAGE1E 0 1 0 TYRP1 0 1 0 ZBTB20 1 0 0 UBA52 1 0 1 ZBTB38 1 0 0 UCK20 1 0 UQCRFS1 1 1 0 UQCRH 1 0 1 USP22 1 0 0 VCY1B 1 0 0 VDAC2 1 0 1VPS72 1 0 0 YWHAE 1 0 0 ZFAS1 0 1 0 ZNF286A 1 0 0

TABLE 6 Genes differentially expressed in CD8 T cells of the CB patientcompared to those of the ICR patients. Up-regulated in CB vs. ICRDown-regulated in CB vs. ICR ALOX5AP AKIRIN2 C1D APIP C3orf14 ARL5A CCL5ASF1B CCR2 ATP6V0C CD52 ATP9B CDC26 BRAT1 CIDECP BRD7 CISH C17orf89COX5B C1GALT1C1 CRIP1 C4orf48 CTSW CALR CXCR6 CCDC137 DDX3Y CDC73 EDF1CDCA7 EIF1AY CDK1 FAM127B CENPM FASLG CEP78 FAU CHMP6 FCGR3A CITED2 FTLCLINT1 GZMA CMTM7 GZMB COTL1 GZMH CRIPT HCG26 CSNK1G3 HCST CYB5R4 HLA-ADCPS HLA-C DNAJB14 HLA-DQA2 DND1 HLA-H DPH3 HSPA1B EFR3A ID2 EMC2 KDM5DEML3 LAIR2 FAM160B1 MIR4461 FAM168B MTRNR2L1 FAM46C MTRNR2L10 FAM53CMTRNR2L6 FAM69A NACA FARSB NCF4 FBXO22 NDUFA13 FEM1A NDUFS5 FTSJD1NDUFV2 GATAD2A RBPJ GET4 RNASEK GGA3 RPL10 GLTSCR2 RPL11 GNL3 RPL12GOLT1B RPL13 GPR137B RPL13AP5 GTDC1 RPL15 HIST1H1E RPL17 HMGA1 RPL18HMHA1 RPL18A HSF1 RPL19 IARS2 RPL21 IL6ST RPL23 JUNB RPL23A KATNA1 RPL24KIAA1429 RPL26 LATS1 RPL29 LOC100294145 RPL30 LRIG2 RPL32 MAN2A1 RPL35MAP3K2 RPL35A MB21D1 RPL36 MCM2 RPL36AL MCM4 RPL37A MED23 RPL4 MGEA5RPL41 MPLKIP RPL6 MRPS33 RPL7 MZT1 RPL7A NAGK RPL9 NEK1 RPLP1 NOA1 RPLP2NPC2 RPS10 NUDT1 RPS11 NUP107 RPS12 OSGEP RPS13 PARP10 RPS14 PELI1 RPS15PGS1 RPS15A PITHD1 RPS16 PLEKHF2 RPS18 POLR3E RPS19 PPIF RPS20 PPP1R21RPS24 PRKAB1 RPS25 PSMD2 RPS27 PTGDR RPS27A PYGO2 RPS3 RAB11B RPS3ARABEP1 RPS4X RALB RPS4Y1 REC8 RPS5 REEP4 RPS6 RNF216P1 RPS8 RNF219 SAMD3RPIA SELM RPS6KA5 SH3BGRL3 RPSAP58 SYMPK SFSWAP TMSB10 SGSM2 TMSB4XSLC1A5 TNFSF4 SLC25A26 TPT1 SLC33A1 TXLNG2P SLC39A3 SLC7A5 SMC1A SMC4SNX4 SPPL2A STAT1 STX17 SYPL1 TAF1B TAF6 TCERG1 TCF7 TEKT4P2 TERF2IPTIMM44 TMEM161B TMEM170A TMEM189 TMEM69 TMX4 TNIP1 TNPO1 TOP2A TPX2TRIB2 TSC22D1 TUBGCP3 TYMS UBA5 UBE2J1 UBE2Q2 UBE2T USP38 UVRAG WDR18ZBED6 ZBTB20 ZFYVE28 ZNF259 ZNF511

TABLE 7 Table 7. Cell-cycle signatures specific to CD8 T cells.Up-regulated in Down-regulated in cycling CD8 T cells cycling CD8 Tcells ACTG1 AOAH ANXA5 ATHL1 ARHGDIB C11orf21 ARL6IP1 CCL3L1 ARPC2 CD37ATP5L CISH CD74 CX3CR1 CNTRL DENND2D CORO1A GNPDA1 COTL1 GZMM COX6A1IL11RA COX6C IL7R COX8A KLRB1 DDOST LDLRAP1 GALM LINC00612 GMFG LY9 GNG5NR4A3 HLA-DRA PDGFD HP1BP3 PLCB2 LCP1 PTGDR LRRFIP1 RAB37 MPC2 RPS27MT2A SORL1 NDUFA4 TRIM22 NDUFC2 TRMU NUP50 TTN PCBP1 UPRT PKM ZNF121POLR2A PSMB2 SNX1 SRRM1 TMA7 VIM YWHAE YWHAQ

TABLE 8 The topmost differentially expressed gene sets in the malignantcells from ICR vs. TN tumors t-test p-value (−log10(|P|), positive =higher in ICR, negative = lower in ICR) mixed N = No. of N · qc = t-testeffects genes in the No. of Gene set p-value p-value gene set used genesN/N · qc GO_RESPONSE_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_STRESS −36.49 −4.05 233147 0.63 GO_CELLULAR_COPPER_ION_HOMEOSTASIS −44.3 −4.04 13 9 0.69GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_ZINC_ION −215.84 −4 16 7 0.44ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_MEMBRANE −42.56 −3.93 85 55 0.65GO_REGULATION_OF_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_APOPTOTIC_PRO- −52.39 −3.79 42 14 0.33CESS METALLOTHIONEINS −208.11 −3.72 13 6 0.46GO_INTRAMOLECULAR_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_TRANS- −40.53 −3.64 22 14 0.64POSING_S_S_BONDS NUCLEAR_ENVELOPE_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_NETWORK −38.41−3.59 94 62 0.66 GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_VITAMIN_D −78.74 −3.56 14 40.29 KEGG_SNARE_INTERACTIONS_IN_VESICULAR_TRANSPORT −17.6 −3.43 38 230.61 ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_PART −44.43 −3.43 97 65 0.67GO_COPPER_ION_HOMEOSTASIS −38.11 −3.38 16 12 0.75KEGG_ECM_RECEPTOR_INTERACTION −163.89 −3.35 84 35 0.42GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_GOLGI_INTERMEDI- −40.27 −3.3 105 64 0.61ATE_COMPARTMENT GO_BLOOD_VESSEL_MORPHOGENESIS −153.28 −3.3 364 117 0.32GO_PLATELET_DERIVED_GROWTH_FACTOR_RECEP- −62.32 −3.24 15 5 0.33TOR_BINDING GO_ANGIOGENESIS −148.37 −3.23 293 102 0.35GO_RESPONSE_TO_ZINC_ION −76.24 −3.22 55 21 0.38 PID_INTEGRIN_CS_PATHWAY−172.58 −3.19 26 9 0.35 GOLGI_MEMBRANE −53.05 −3.13 45 26 0.58GO_TRANSITION_METAL_ION_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANS- −61.25 −3.12 39 19 0.49PORTER_ACTIVITY POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_PROLIFERATION −31.46 −3.11149 48 0.32 GO_MUSCLE_CELL_MIGRATION −164.41 −3.11 18 10 0.56 NUCLEARORPHAN RECEPTOR −83.44 −3.09 3 2 0.67GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APO- −75.37 −3.08 17 11 0.65PTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAY_VIA_DEATH_DO- MAIN_RECEPTORSGO_PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY_FOR_OTHER_SUBSTI- −32.33 −3.07 19 11 0.58TUTED_PHOSPHATE_GROUPS ST_INTERLEUKIN_13_PATHWAY −2.38 −3.03 7 2 0.29WOUND_HEALING −148 −3.02 54 13 0.24 C/EBP −38.85 −3 10 3 0.3GO_INSULIN_LIKE_GROWTH_FACTOR_BINDING −62.71 −2.98 25 11 0.44MUSCLE_DEVELOPMENT −122.53 −2.98 93 29 0.31GO_PLATELET_ALPHA_GRANULE_MEMBRANE −104.99 −2.96 13 7 0.54GO_MANNOSIDASE_ACTIVITY −28.46 −2.95 15 5 0.33GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ADHERENS_JUNC- −61.36 −2.95 21 9 0.43TION_ORGANIZATION GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_APO- −70.48−2.95 35 8 0.23 PTOTIC_PROCESS ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM −50.01 −2.94 294180 0.61 CELL_FATE_COMMITMENT −72.59 −2.94 13 3 0.23GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_GOLGI_INTERMEDI- −65.43 −2.93 63 38 0.6ATE_COMPARTMENT_MEMBRANE GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_8_PRO-−126.57 −2.93 15 5 0.33 DUCTION PID_TNF_PATHWAY −73 −2.92 46 22 0.48GO_RECEPTOR_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY −92.97 −2.92 45 10 0.22GO_EXTRACELLULAR_STRUCTURE_ORGANIZATION −107.25 −2.92 304 111 0.37ER_GOLGI_INTERMEDIATE_COMPARTMENT −12.41 −2.91 24 20 0.83GO_RESPONSE_TO_CADMIUM_ION −124.5 −2.9 40 25 0.62GO_HEPARAN_SULFATE_PROTEOGLYCAN_BIOSYNTHE- −31.95 −2.89 23 8 0.35TIC_PROCESS GO_AXON_REGENERATION −144.4 −2.88 24 9 0.38ENDOMEMBRANE_SYSTEM −21.95 −2.87 220 137 0.62HALLMARK_IL6_JAK_STAT3_SIGNALING −170.22 −2.87 87 40 0.46GO_HEPARAN_SULFATE_PROTEOGLYCAN_METABOLIC_PROCESS −30.74 −2.86 28 8 0.29GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_JUNCTION_ASSEMBLY −88.33 −2.85 24 11 0.46GO_VASCULATURE_DEVELOPMENT −143.79 −2.84 469 153 0.33CELLULAR_CATION_HOMEOSTASIS −96.84 −2.83 106 32 0.3GO_CELL_SUBSTRATE_JUNCTION_ASSEMBLY −79.64 −2.82 41 19 0.46PID_FRA_PATHWAY −55.92 −2.81 37 17 0.46GO_REGULATION_OF_ADHERENS_JUNCTION_ORGANIZATION −63.38 −2.81 50 22 0.44GO_CELL_ADHESION_MEDIATED_BY_INTEGRIN −81.75 −2.81 12 8 0.67GO_SARCOLEMMA −216.58 −2.81 125 37 0.3GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_APO- −38.24 −2.8 27 7 0.26PTOTIC_PROCESS GO_CORECEPTOR_ACTIVITY −68.21 −2.79 38 11 0.29GO_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_8_BIOSYNTHE- −12.85 −2.78 12 3 0.25TIC_PROCESS REACTOME_EXTRINSIC_PATHWAY_FOR_APOPTOSIS −55.38 −2.78 13 80.62 HALLMARK_HYPOXIA −112.24 −2.78 200 116 0.58GO_ER_NUCLEUS_SIGNALING_PATHWAY −28.31 −2.75 34 25 0.74HOMOPHILIC_CELL_ADHESION −55 −2.74 16 4 0.25 GO_SNAP_RECEPTOR_ACTIVITY−20.16 −2.73 38 22 0.58 HALLMARK_EPITHELIAL_MESENCHYMAL_TRANSITION−128.55 −2.73 200 110 0.55 GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_CADMIUM_ION −155.05−2.73 15 9 0.6 GO_BASAL_LAMINA −27.9 −2.72 21 6 0.29 CELL_CELL_ADHESION−40.27 −2.72 86 19 0.22 POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MULTICELLULAR_ORGAN-−45.51 −2.71 66 18 0.27 ISMAL_PROCESS FIBROBLAST −73.88 −2.71 6 3 0.5GO_ATPASE_COMPLEX −80.46 −2.7 24 7 0.29GO_INTRINSIC_COMPONENT_OF_EXTERNAL_SIDE_OF_PLAS- −68.1 −2.69 27 7 0.26MA_MEMBRANE PID_INTEGRIN3_PATHWAY −78.14 −2.68 43 22 0.51CATION_HOMEOSTASIS −93.05 −2.68 109 32 0.29 GO_CELL_SUBSTRATE_ADHESION−162.02 −2.68 164 58 0.35GO_INTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAY_IN_RE- −37.62 −2.67 32 18 0.56SPONSE_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_STRESSGO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_MATRIX_ADHESION −57.1 −2.66 40 15 0.38GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GLYCOPROTEIN_META- −60.19 −2.66 15 10 0.67BOLIC_PROCESS GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TYPE_2_IMMUNE_RESPONSE −162.47−2.66 11 4 0.36 REACTOME_ACTIVATION_OF_CHAPERONES_BY_ATF6_ALPHA −22.85−2.64 13 8 0.62 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_RECOMBINATION −13.63 −2.6316 8 0.5 GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_TOPOLOGICALLY_IN- −22.73 −2.63 122 810.66 CORRECT_PROTEIN GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_CALCIUM_ION −69.45 −2.63 4918 0.37 GO_SECRETORY_GRANULE_MEMBRANE −133.42 −2.63 78 28 0.36GOLGI_VESICLE_TRANSPORT −13.68 −2.62 48 37 0.77REACTOME_DIABETES_PATHWAYS −20.26 −2.62 133 80 0.6GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GLYCOPROTEIN_BIOSYN- −23.98 −2.61 12 9 0.75THETIC_PROCESS CAHOY_ASTROGLIAL −197.11 −2.61 100 37 0.37GO_HEMIDESMOSOME_ASSEMBLY −95.2 −2.6 12 5 0.42 GO_FIBRINOLYSIS −98.47−2.6 21 6 0.29 GO_PROTEIN_COMPLEX_INVOLVED_IN_CELL_ADHESION −171.74 −2.630 10 0.33 ST_IL_13_PATHWAY −1.56 −2.59 7 2 0.29POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_MODIFICA- −37.38 −2.58 29 9 0.31TION_PROCESS HALLMARK_UV_RESPONSE_UP −67.14 −2.57 158 93 0.59CELL_MIGRATION −87.02 −2.57 96 34 0.35ATPASE_ACTIVITY_COUPLED_TO_TRANSMEMBRANE_MOVE- −130.2 −2.57 20 5 0.25MENT_OF_IONS_PHOSPHORYLATIVE_MECHANISM GO_INTEGRIN_BINDING −94.95 −2.56105 48 0.46 HALLMARK_TNFA_SIGNALING_VIA_NFKB −154.11 −2.56 200 108 0.54GO_PLATELET_ALPHA_GRANULE −164.05 −2.56 75 35 0.47 PID_INTEGRIN1_PATHWAY−89.65 −2.55 66 34 0.52 GO_CATION_TRANSPORTING_ATPASE_COMPLEX −119.68−2.55 16 4 0.25 PROTEIN_AMINO_ACID_LIPIDATION −35.59 −2.54 24 19 0.79GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_LIPID_STORAGE −92.01 −2.54 17 6 0.35GO_BASEMENT_MEMBRANE_ORGANIZATION −26.24 −2.53 11 7 0.64POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CYTOKINE_PRODUCTION −41.65 −2.53 15 5 0.33BIOCARTA_SODD_PATHWAY −37.42 −2.52 10 8 0.8GO_PERK_MEDIATED_UNFOLDED_PROTEIN_RESPONSE −39.21 −2.52 12 10 0.83PHOSPHOLIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS −44.83 −2.52 74 42 0.57 Targets ofNFAT_Q6 −53.2 −2.52 246 80 0.33 BIOCARTA_STRESS_PATHWAY −71.76 −2.52 2510 0.4 CYTOPLASM_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS −67.96 −2.51 15 7 0.47Targets of FREAC3_01 −23.28 −2.5 251 65 0.26 GO_COLLAGEN_BINDING −84.49−2.5 65 27 0.42 PID_INTEGRIN4_PATHWAY −35.75 −2.49 11 4 0.36CELL_SURFACE −42.55 −2.49 79 27 0.34GO_PHOSPHATE_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −14.32 −2.48 30 16 0.53NAIVE_VS_ACTIVATED_CD8_TCELL_DN −38.5 −2.48 200 81 0.4MEMBRANE_LIPID_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −20.36 −2.47 49 29 0.59GO_GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPID_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −27.95 −2.47 13 7 0.54GO_INTERSTITIAL_MATRIX −81.96 −2.47 14 3 0.21GO_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_SIGNAL- −103.8 −2.47 55 32 0.58ING_PATHWAY_VIA_DEATH_DOMAIN_RECEPTORS INORGANIC_ANION_TRANSPORT −151.85−2.47 18 4 0.22 REACTOME_CLASS_B_2_SECRETIN_FAMILY_RECEPTORS −62.64−2.46 88 19 0.22 GO_DECIDUALIZATION −99.39 −2.46 21 7 0.33GO_MULTI_MULTICELLULAR_ORGANISM_PROCESS −129.03 −2.46 213 62 0.29NABA_BASEMENT_MEMBRANES −19.18 −2.45 40 12 0.3GO_PROTEINACEOUS_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX −60.88 −2.45 356 86 0.24GO_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX −121.18 −2.45 426 116 0.27GO_INTEGRIN_MEDIATED_SIGNALING_PATHWAY −129.11 −2.45 82 36 0.44SECRETION −34.16 −2.44 178 68 0.38GO_CARBOHYDRATE_DERIVATIVE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −62.72 −2.44 174 76 0.44HALLMARK_APOPTOSIS −184.35 −2.44 161 111 0.69LIPOPROTEIN_METABOLIC_PROCESS −34.84 −2.43 33 21 0.64LIPOPROTEIN_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −36.48 −2.43 26 19 0.73GO_BASEMENT_MEMBRANE −54.56 −2.43 93 32 0.34REACTOME_UNFOLDED_PROTEIN_RESPONSE −13.89 −2.42 80 58 0.72GO_LIPOPROTEIN_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −63.03 −2.42 85 40 0.47GO_HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_GLYCOSYL_BONDS −65.4 −2.42 122 44 0.36GO_REGULATION_OF_VIRAL_ENTRY_INTO_HOST_CELL −72.07 −2.42 28 12 0.43BIOCARTA_IL1R_PATHWAY −72.17 −2.41 33 12 0.36HALLMARK_IL2_STAT5_SIGNALING −199.12 −2.41 200 91 0.46GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SMALL_GTPASE_ME- −72.25 −2.4 40 14 0.35DIATED_SIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION GO_GROWTH_FACTOR_BINDING −107.54 −2.39 123 460.37 GO_METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE_INHIBITOR_ACTIVITY −118.81 −2.39 14 5 0.36TTAYRTAA_Targets of E4BP4_01 −133.15 −2.39 265 74 0.28GO_REGULATION_OF_T_HELPER_2_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION −200.19 −2.39 11 3 0.27CELL_ACTIVATION −24.51 −2.38 77 17 0.22GO_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX_COMPONENT −46.21 −2.38 125 47 0.38GO_RESPONSE_TO_AXON_INJURY −138.03 −2.38 48 19 0.4GO_FORMATION_OF_PRIMARY_GERM_LAYER −93.37 −2.37 110 33 0.3HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_ACID_ANHY- −126.69 −2.37 39 14 0.36DRIDESCATALYZING_TRANSMEMBRANE_MOVE- MENT_OF_SUBSTANCESGO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_PROSTAGLANDIN_STIMULUS −41.78 −2.36 24 10 0.42GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_MULTICELLULAR_ORGAN- −55.1 −2.36 12 6 0.5ISMAL_METABOLIC_PROCESS GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GROWTH −96.42 −2.36236 85 0.36 GO_REGULATION_OF_ERK1_AND_ERK2_CASCADE −121.13 −2.36 238 740.31 GO_CELL_MATRIX_ADHESION −156.53 −2.36 119 42 0.35PID_P38_MKK3_6PATHWAY −11.76 −2.35 26 9 0.35 GO_ACROSOMAL_MEMBRANE−98.54 −2.35 22 8 0.36 BLOOD_COAGULATION −133.89 −2.35 43 12 0.28GO_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_2_PRODUCTION −134.5 −2.35 48 19 0.4GO_IRE1_MEDIATED_UNFOLDED_PROTEIN_RESPONSE −17.39 −2.34 56 44 0.79GO_PROTEIN_HETEROOLIGOMERIZATION −31.48 −2.34 113 44 0.39GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SODIUM_ION_TRANSPORT −110.08 −2.34 11 4 0.36MEMBRANE_FUSION −27.59 −2.33 28 15 0.54KEGG_GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID_BIOSYNTHESIS_GANGLIO_SERIES −46.27 −2.33 15 6 0.4GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_SUBSTRATE_ADHESION −62.07 −2.33 173 67 0.39GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_GLYCOSYLATION −18.5 −2.32 14 5 0.36GO_PLASMA_MEMBRANE_FUSION −40.77 −2.32 26 8 0.31 GO_COMPACT_MYELIN−55.03 −2.31 15 8 0.53 Targets of CDPCR1_01 −74.82 −2.31 130 33 0.25AMINO_ACID_DERIVATIVE_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −10.41 −2.3 10 4 0.4KEGG_GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN_BIOSYNTHESIS_CHON- −61.3 −2.3 22 6 0.27DROITIN_SULFATE GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_MATRIX_ADHESION −63.63 −2.3 90 340.38 GO_ANTIMICROBIAL_HUMORAL_RESPONSE −81.25 −2.3 52 14 0.27GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_KINASE_B_SIGNALING −47.66 −2.29 36 160.44 GO_RESPONSE_TO_OXYGEN_LEVELS −69.16 −2.29 311 127 0.41GO_RESPONSE_TO_TRANSITION_METAL_NANOPARTICLE −89.78 −2.29 148 63 0.43GO_FIBRONECTIN_BINDING −106.39 −2.29 28 16 0.57GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_2_PRODUCTION −147.35 −2.29 31 120.39 GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_LUMEN −32.2 −2.28 201 84 0.42GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_SIG- −52.86 −2.28 53 350.66 NALING_PATHWAY GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_OXYGEN_LEVELS −58.67 −2.28143 55 0.38 REACTOME_INTEGRIN_CELL_SURFACE_INTERACTIONS −89.69 −2.28 7937 0.47 EXTRACELLULAR_REGION_PART −125.68 −2.28 338 88 0.26GO_SECRETORY_GRANULE_LUMEN −157.29 −2.28 85 31 0.36 GO_SNARE_COMPLEX−17.36 −2.27 53 28 0.53 KEGG_GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN_DEGRADATION −47 −2.27 219 0.43 ATPASE_ACTIVITY_COUPLED_TO_TRANSMEMBRANE_MOVE- −133.35 −2.27 24 90.38 MENT_OF_IONS GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_COAGULATION −196.17 −2.27 4813 0.27 REACTOME_TRANSPORT_OF_VITAMINS_NUCLEOSIDES_AND_RE- −10.14 −2.2631 9 0.29 LATED_MOLECULES GO_IRON_ION_BINDING −18.16 −2.26 163 42 0.26GO_ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY −38.97 −2.26 49 19 0.39GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_RECEPTOR_MEDI- −75.46 −2.26 47 13 0.28ATED_ENDOCYTOSIS HALLMARK_UV_RESPONSE_DN −95.37 −2.26 144 64 0.44GO_CELL_ADHESION_MOLECULE_BINDING −113.26 −2.26 186 74 0.4REACTOME_CELL_SURFACE_INTERACTIONS_AT_THE_VAS- −148.37 −2.26 91 38 0.42CULAR_WALL GO_UBIQUITIN_UBIQUITIN_LIGASE_ACTIVITY −10.5 −2.25 13 7 0.54GO_N_GLYCAN_PROCESSING −37.67 −2.25 20 5 0.25GO_BRANCH_ELONGATION_OF_AN_EPITHELIUM −38.53 −2.25 17 4 0.24REACTOME_TRANSPORT_OF_GLUCOSE_AND_OTHER_SUG- −70.87 −2.25 89 18 0.2ARS_BILE_SALTS_AND_ORGANIC_ACIDS_MET- AL_IONS_AND_AMINE_COMPOUNDSGO_BASAL_PLASMA_MEMBRANE −102.25 −2.25 33 9 0.27GO_PLATELET_DEGRANULATION −156.77 −2.25 107 51 0.48 PDZ_DOMAIN_BINDING−29.47 −2.24 14 4 0.29 BIOCARTA_GATA3_PATHWAY −52.32 −2.24 16 4 0.25GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_SUBSTRATE_ADHESION −81.77 −2.24 53 250.47 AMINE_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −12.25 −2.23 15 7 0.47GO_REGULATION_OF_RECEPTOR_ACTIVITY −13.59 −2.23 117 30 0.26GO_PYRIMIDINE_NUCLEOSIDE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −79.61 −2.23 21 8 0.38GO_CIRCULATORY_SYSTEM_DEVELOPMENT −132.21 −2.23 788 233 0.3GO_MATURE_B_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION −21.54 −2.22 17 7 0.41GO_OLIGOSACCHARIDE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −24.14 −2.22 12 7 0.58GO_RESPONSE_TO_PROSTAGLANDIN −38.47 −2.22 34 11 0.32GO_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_ACT- −60.87 −2.22 15 5 0.33ING_ON_THE_CH_NH2_GROUP_OF_DONORS_OXGYEN_AS_ACCEPTORST_TUMOR_NECROSIS_FACTOR_PATHWAY −96.67 −2.22 29 17 0.59GO_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_8_SECRETION −101.51 −2.22 19 8 0.42GO_REGULATION_OF_MEMBRANE_PROTEIN_ECTODOMAIN_PROTE- −157.88 −2.22 21 90.43 OLYSIS ER_TO_GOLGI_VESICLE_MEDIATED_TRANSPORT −4.83 −2.21 18 150.83 PID_TCR_JNK_PATHWAY −26.53 −2.21 14 6 0.43 REACTOME_IL1_SIGNALING−34.94 −2.21 39 16 0.41GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_IMMUNOGLOBULIN_SECRETION −97.18 −2.21 11 40.36 PID_AP1_PATHWAY −129.76 −2.2 70 31 0.44 Targets of LMO2COM_01 −20.1−2.19 264 72 0.27 GO_RESPONSE_TO_STARVATION −41.8 −2.19 154 70 0.45GO_MEMBRANE_RAFT_ORGANIZATION −114.17 −2.19 17 12 0.71 COAGULATION−131.28 −2.19 44 12 0.27 GO_SULFATE_TRANSPORT −73.24 −2.18 14 3 0.21Targets of STAT5A_02 −73.82 −2.18 141 42 0.3 GO_SECRETORY_GRANULE −145.5−2.18 352 114 0.32 GO_REGULATION_OF_COAGULATION −149.09 −2.18 88 26 0.3GO_CELL_SURFACE −169.9 −2.18 757 217 0.29GO_NUCLEOTIDE_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORT −6.85 −2.17 12 7 0.58PROTEIN_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −7.67 −2.17 14 7 0.5ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_LUMEN −16.08 −2.17 14 12 0.86GO_REGULATION_OF_PEPTIDYL_SERINE_PHOSPHORYLATION −34.4 −2.17 118 37 0.31LIPID_RAFT −83.19 −2.17 29 16 0.55GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_EXTERNAL_STIMULUS −74.77 −2.16 264 114 0.43GO_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_SIGNAL- −97.55 −2.16 153 77 0.5ING_PATHWAY GO_RESPONSE_TO_DRUG −144.63 −2.16 431 159 0.37GO_REGULATION_OF_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX_DISASSEMBLY −147.71 −2.16 14 40.29 REACTOME_ACTIVATION_OF_CHAPERONE_GENES_BY_XBP1S −15.37 −2.15 46 350.76 GO_DENDRITE_MORPHOGENESIS −17.1 −2.15 42 12 0.29GO_MATURE_B_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION_INVOLVED_IN_IM- −27.87 −2.15 13 6 0.46MUNE_RESPONSE GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_MECHANICAL_STIMULUS −133.12 −2.1580 32 0.4 GO_HETEROTYPIC_CELL_CELL_ADHESION −138.66 −2.15 27 9 0.33BIOCARTA_LYM_PATHWAY −58.96 −2.14 11 7 0.64 HINATA_NFKB_MATRIX −78.15−2.14 10 7 0.7 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_RHO_PROTEIN_SIGNAL_TRANS-−83.78 −2.14 14 8 0.57 DUCTION GO_TELOMERE_LOCALIZATION −8.52 −2.13 11 40.36 INTRINSIC_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_MEMBRANE −11.39 −2.13 24 14 0.58CELLULAR_HOMEOSTASIS −61.96 −2.13 147 45 0.31GO_CELL_MIGRATION_INVOLVED_IN_SPROUTING_ANGIOGENESIS −87.08 −2.13 15 40.27 GO_GASTRULATION −36.59 −2.12 155 46 0.3 PID_IL1_PATHWAY −68.25−2.12 34 15 0.44 GO_ENDOPEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY −81.63 −2.12 448 135 0.3INTEGRAL_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_MEMBRANE −9.58 −2.11 24 14 0.58REACTOME_ACTIVATION_OF_CHAPERONE_GENES_BY_ATF6_ALPHA −16.39 −2.11 11 70.64 GO_ZINC_II_ION_TRANSPORT −38.12 −2.11 26 13 0.5RYAAAKNNNNNNTTGW_UNKNOWN −51.33 −2.11 84 22 0.26 GGARNTKYCCA_UNKNOWN−56.64 −2.11 78 24 0.31 GO_MEMBRANE_HYPERPOLARIZATION −86.71 −2.11 11 30.27 PID_INTEGRIN_A9B1_PATHWAY −88.11 −2.11 25 11 0.44GO_MEMBRANE_ASSEMBLY −113.44 −2.11 25 10 0.4GO_ALCOHOL_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −135.7 −2.11 24 5 0.21LEUKOCYTE_ACTIVATION −21.62 −2.1 69 16 0.23GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PEPTIDYL_SERINE_PHOSPHOR- −60.49 −2.1 88 290.33 YLATION GO_OXALATE_TRANSPORT −81.43 −2.09 12 3 0.25GO_MEMBRANE_BIOGENESIS −92.93 −2.09 30 12 0.4 GO_SECRETORY_VESICLE−133.02 −2.09 461 143 0.31 REACTOME_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX_ORGANIZATION−29.23 −2.08 87 25 0.29 Targets of ATargets of 01 −45.86 −2.08 259 1090.42 ATPASE_ACTIVITY_COUPLED_TO_MOVEMENT_OF_SUBSTANCES −130.08 −2.08 4014 0.35 GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_CHAPERONE_COMPLEX −3.32 −2.07 11 8 0.73GO_CIS_GOLGI_NETWORK −25.98 −2.07 40 23 0.57GO_RESPONSE_TO_OXIDATIVE_STRESS −58.41 −2.07 352 165 0.47 Targets ofFOXD3_01 −77.69 −2.07 199 45 0.23HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY_HYDROLYZING_O_GLYCOSYL_COMPOUNDS −37.78 −2.06 37 130.35 Targets of CEBP_Q2_01 −52.02 −2.06 267 76 0.28GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_JUNCTION_ASSEMBLY −53.46 −2.06 68 27 0.4GO_PEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY −53.89 −2.06 663 202 0.3GO_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_APOPTOTIC_PROCESS −88.51 −2.06 59 200.34 ACTIVE_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −98.29 −2.06 122 31 0.25GO_REGULATION_OF_PEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY −127.28 −2.06 392 176 0.45GO_RESPONSE_TO_FOOD −15.02 −2.05 19 5 0.26 GO_PROTEIN_DEGLYCOSYLATION−21.99 −2.05 21 13 0.62 GO_AMINOGLYCAN_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −66.41 −2.05 6827 0.4 INTEGRAL_TO_ORGANELLE_MEMBRANE −12.43 −2.04 50 27 0.54LYMPHOCYTE_ACTIVATION −16.18 −2.04 61 15 0.25 BIOCARTA_VITCB_PATHWAY−23.55 −2.04 11 6 0.55 NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SECRETION −25.56 −2.04 135 0.38 MEMBRANE_LIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS −61.37 −2.04 101 55 0.54GO_CELL_CELL_CONTACT_ZONE −91.65 −2.04 64 21 0.33KEGG_COMPLEMENT_AND_COAGULATION_CASCADES −112.22 −2.04 69 28 0.41GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_WOUND_HEALING −182.92 −2.04 58 13 0.22NUCLEOTIDE_KINASE_ACTIVITY −0.4 −2.03 13 5 0.38 GO_ENDODERM_FORMATION−52.71 −2.03 50 20 0.4 GO_GLYCOLIPID_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −58.12 −2.0362 33 0.53 M1_MACROPHAGES −77.24 −2.03 54 25 0.46 RESPONSE_TO_WOUNDING−137.23 −2.03 190 58 0.31 GO_REGULATION_OF_ASTROCYTE_DIFFERENTIATION−149.91 −2.03 27 7 0.26 GO_HOST −4.29 −2.02 12 8 0.67GO_REGULATION_OF_CHOLESTEROL_HOMEOSTASIS −29.21 −2.02 11 4 0.36GO_REGULATION_OF_SODIUM_ION_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORT −67.2 −2.02 48 140.29 TIL_HCC_C9_CD4_GZMK −75.21 −2.02 10 5 0.5 SUGAR_BINDING −98.2 −2.0234 7 0.21 GO_APICAL_PLASMA_MEMBRANE −139.37 −2.02 292 74 0.25GO_REGULATION_OF_SODIUM_ION_TRANSPORT −143 −2.02 77 22 0.29GO_UDP_GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY −33.38 −2.01 139 38 0.27GO_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_ACT- −37.81 −2.01 19 6 0.32ING_ON_THE_CH_NH2_GROUP_OF_DONORS GO_ENDODERM_DEVELOPMENT −49.7 −2.01 7121 0.3 GO_CARBOHYDRATE_BINDING −65.62 −2.01 277 72 0.26 Targets ofOCT1_Q5_01 −69.32 −2.01 273 64 0.23GO_MATERNAL_PROCESS_INVOLVED_IN_FEMALE_PREGNANCY −72.71 −2.01 60 21 0.35GO_SODIUM_POTASSIUM_EXCHANGING_ATPASE_COMPLEX −141.23 −2.01 11 3 0.27HALLMARK_COAGULATION −166.89 −2.01 138 64 0.46SULFURIC_ESTER_HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY −49.62 −2 16 4 0.25 GO_RESPONSE_TO_UV39.84 2 126 60 0.48 FATTY_ACID_OXIDATION 17.45 2 18 12 0.67GO_PROTEIN_SUMOYLATION 74.55 2.01 115 68 0.59GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPAIR 59.89 2.01 38 17 0.45GO_CHROMOSOMAL_REGION 54.33 2.01 330 159 0.48GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DEFENSE_RESPONSE_TO_VIRUS 42.57 2.01 18 8 0.44KEGG_LIMONENE_AND_PINENE_DEGRADATION 40.9 2.01 10 7 0.7NUCLEAR_HORMONE_RECEPTOR_BINDING 39.05 2.01 28 15 0.54CELLULAR_PROTEIN_COMPLEX_DISASSEMBLY 35.57 2.01 13 7 0.54BIOCARTA_VEGF_PATHWAY 21.87 2.01 29 15 0.52 GO_FILAMENTOUS_ACTIN 8.262.01 20 6 0.3 GO_DNA_METHYLATION_OR_DEMETHYLATION 2.5 2.01 59 22 0.37GO_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERASE_ACTIVITY 68.25 2.02 43 17 0.4GO_HORMONE_RECEPTOR_BINDING 23.76 2.02 168 73 0.43GO_REGULATION_OF_MITOCHONDRIAL_OUTER_MEMBRANE_PER- 17.67 2.02 43 23 0.53MEABILIZATION_INVOLVED_IN_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAYGO_DNA_HELICASE_COMPLEX 50.82 2.03 14 9 0.64 GO_VIRAL_GENOME_REPLICATION28.4 2.03 21 13 0.62 GO_REGULATION_OF_SPINDLE_ASSEMBLY 8.3 2.03 15 110.73 TAAYNRNNTCC_UNKNOWN 3.81 2.03 172 44 0.26GO_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE_VIA_TELO- 108.58 2.04 50 26 0.52MERE_LENGTHENING BIOCARTA_EIF2_PATHWAY 19.87 2.04 11 7 0.64GO_REGULATION_OF_CHROMATIN_SILENCING 70.9 2.05 21 9 0.43 GO_MICROTUBULE70.74 2.05 405 173 0.43 GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_LOCAL- 60.952.05 129 53 0.41 IZATION_TO_NUCLEUSGO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTE- 59.17 2.05 17 12 0.71NANCE_VIA_TELOMERE_LENGTHENING Targets of E2F_Q6_01 44.57 2.05 240 1110.46 PROTEIN_COMPLEX_DISASSEMBLY 32.97 2.05 14 7 0.5GO_PEROXISOME_PROLIFERATOR_ACTIVATED_RECEPTOR_BINDING 23 2.05 15 4 0.27GO_FEMALE_MEIOTIC_DIVISION 19.4 2.05 26 10 0.38GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MRNA_PROCESSING 7.84 2.05 32 20 0.62GO_MICROTUBULE_CYTOSKELETON_ORGANIZATION 7.79 2.05 348 134 0.39 Targetsof AP4_Q6_01 21.61 2.06 255 71 0.28REACTOME_TRANSPORT_OF_MATURE_MRNA_DE- 36.77 2.07 33 26 0.79RIVED_FROM_AN_INTRONLESS_TRANSCRIPT AUXILIARY_TRANSPORT_PROTEIN_ACTIVITY9.03 2.07 26 6 0.23 GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTE- 96.962.08 33 14 0.42 NANCE_VIA_TELOMERE_LENGTHENINGGO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CHROMOSOME_ORGANIZATION 77.33 2.08 96 49 0.51RNA_DEPENDENT_ATPASE_ACTIVITY 48.48 2.08 18 14 0.78 GO_MIRNA_BINDING31.2 2.08 16 5 0.31 GO_G1_DNA_DAMAGE_CHECKPOINT 31.15 2.08 73 44 0.6GO_TELOMERE_ORGANIZATION 47.03 2.09 104 49 0.47 DNA_INTEGRITY_CHECKPOINT25.86 2.09 24 11 0.46 GO_CYTOPLASMIC_MICROTUBULE 33.85 2.1 57 27 0.47GO_UBIQUITIN_LIKE_PROTEIN_LIGASE_BINDING 27.06 2.1 264 154 0.58GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ERYTHROCYTE_DIFFERENTIATION 12.02 2.1 23 7 0.3GO_REGULATION_OF_HISTONE_H3_K9_ACETYLATION 27.95 2.11 14 4 0.29GO_DNA_BINDING_BENDING 19.1 2.11 20 6 0.3GO_MACROPHAGE_ACTIVATION_INVOLVED_IN_IMMUNE_RESPONSE 10.16 2.11 11 30.27 NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_IMMUNE_SYSTEM_PROCESS 8.83 2.11 14 3 0.21GO_DNA_INTEGRITY_CHECKPOINT 37.37 2.12 146 72 0.49GO_REGULATION_OF_SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION 15.42 2.12 20 14 0.7GO_CHROMATIN_BINDING 78.09 2.13 435 148 0.34 GO_VIRAL_LATENCY 68.81 2.1311 9 0.82 DNA_HELICASE_ACTIVITY 52.6 2.13 25 15 0.6GO_NUCLEAR_CHROMOSOME_TELOMERIC_REGION 62.34 2.14 132 66 0.5GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_GLUCOSE_IMPORT_IN_RE- 13.76 2.14 12 4 0.33SPONSE_TO_INSULIN_STIMULUS GO_CELL_CELL_RECOGNITION 92.12 2.15 60 130.22 GO_RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN_GRANULE 90.49 2.15 148 87 0.59CONTRACTILE_FIBER_PART 82.69 2.15 23 8 0.35 GO_MITOTIC_NUCLEAR_DIVISION44.49 2.15 361 187 0.52 GO_CELL_CYCLE_PHASE_TRANSITION 35.91 2.16 255127 0.5 Targets of OCTI_02 29.34 2.16 214 50 0.23GO_BINDING_OF_SPERM_TO_ZONA_PELLUCIDA 99.01 2.17 33 9 0.27GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS 81.19 2.17 59 23 0.39TRANSLATION_FACTOR_ACTIVITY_NUCLEIC_ACID_BINDING 69.02 2.17 39 29 0.74REACTOME_CELL_DEATH_SIGNALLING_VIA_NRAGE_NRIF_AND_NADE 32.08 2.17 60 220.37 GO_EMBRYONIC_HEMOPOIESIS 17.18 2.17 20 6 0.3GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE 98.25 2.18 47 24 0.51GO_ADENYL_NUCLEOTIDE_BINDING 83.66 2.19 1514 548 0.36GO_DAMAGED_DNA_BINDING 66.18 2.19 63 38 0.6 GO_SPINDLE_POLE 31.43 2.19126 54 0.43 GO_CENTROSOME_CYCLE 7.5 2.19 45 18 0.4 CONTRACTILE_FIBER88.84 2.2 25 8 0.32 AEROBIC_RESPIRATION 53.17 2.2 15 13 0.87RESPONSE_TO_RADIATION 39 2.2 60 16 0.27 PID_IL3_PATHWAY 9.65 2.2 27 100.37 GO_TRANSCRIPTION_EXPORT_COMPLEX 52.59 2.21 13 12 0.92GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_TEMPLATED_TRAN- 47.81 2.21 23 16 0.7SCRIPTION_ELONGATION PID_INSULIN_GLUCOSE_PATHWAY 18.14 2.22 26 11 0.42GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MRNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS 17.19 2.22 45 27 0.6ZF-MIZ 11.83 2.22 7 4 0.57 GO_MRNA_3_UTR_BINDING 52.16 2.23 48 26 0.54REACTOME_PURINE_METABOLISM 48.02 2.23 33 22 0.67DNA_REPLICATION_INITIATION 9.15 2.23 16 7 0.44GO_REGULATION_OF_CHROMATIN_ORGANIZATION 70.88 2.24 152 61 0.4GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GENE_SILENCING 42.63 2.24 19 5 0.26BIOCARTA_G1_PATHWAY 41.82 2.24 28 10 0.36 GO_CELL_CYCLE_CHECKPOINT 54.942.25 194 93 0.48 GO_PROTEIN_N_TERMINUS_BINDING 25.88 2.25 103 64 0.62GO_ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE_ACTIVITY 48.57 2.26 51 21 0.41GO_ASPARTATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS 31.42 2.26 11 5 0.45GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_RE- 16.99 2.26 23 6 0.26SPONSE_TO_INSULIN_STIMULUS GO_RESPONSE_TO_ACIDIC_PH 16.79 2.26 21 5 0.24GO_ENDOLYSOSOME_MEMBRANE 16.29 2.27 11 5 0.45 GO_MYOFILAMENT 82.74 2.2824 6 0.25 GO_REGULATION_OF_SIGNAL_TRANSDUC- 53.98 2.28 162 73 0.45TION_BY_P53_CLASS_MEDIATOR MACROMOLECULAR_COMPLEX_DISASSEMBLY 38.21 2.2815 8 0.53 PID_P73PATHWAY 17.96 2.28 79 41 0.52 GO_RIBONUCLEOTIDE_BINDING81.21 2.29 1860 694 0.37 GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_ACETYLATION 48.57 2.2964 27 0.42 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE_PROCESS 44.5 2.29 214104 0.49 GO_MEIOTIC_CELL_CYCLE 22.02 2.3 186 58 0.31GO_ALDEHYDE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS 17.84 2.3 13 9 0.69M_PHASE_OF_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE 46.52 2.31 85 47 0.55 PID_CMYB_PATHWAY41.73 2.31 84 36 0.43 REACTOME_DOUBLE_STRAND_BREAK_REPAIR 40.26 2.31 249 0.38 REGULATION_OF_MITOSIS 40.4 2.32 41 20 0.49GO_CELL_CYCLE_G2_M_PHASE_TRANSITION 28.36 2.32 138 77 0.56TCCCRNNRTGC_UNKNOWN 23.51 2.32 213 111 0.52 GO_NUCLEAR_CHROMOSOME 70.812.33 523 222 0.42 GO_CHROMATIN_DNA_BINDING 69.13 2.33 80 35 0.44 Targetsof COUP_DR1_Q6 66.25 2.33 247 94 0.38ATP_DEPENDENT_DNA_HELICASE_ACTIVITY 62.62 2.33 11 8 0.73GO_MITOTIC_DNA_INTEGRITY_CHECKPOINT 39.42 2.33 100 56 0.56GO_PROTEIN_C_TERMINUS_BINDING 25.24 2.33 186 81 0.44 GO_P53_BINDING85.62 2.34 67 23 0.34 M_PHASE 45.04 2.35 114 55 0.48GO_CORONARY_VASCULATURE_DEVELOPMENT 30.33 2.35 37 9 0.24GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_DEPENDENT_DNA_REPLICATION 9.47 2.35 16 50.31 Targets of E2F1_Q4_01 60.41 2.36 228 90 0.39MICROTUBULE_CYTOSKELETON_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS 50.93 2.36 35 180.51 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_VIRAL_RELEASE_FROM_HOST_CELL 21.79 2.3716 9 0.56 REACTOME_APOPTOSIS_INDUCED_DNA_FRAGMENTATION 13.69 2.37 13 80.62 GO_CHROMOSOME 75.27 2.38 880 390 0.44 DNA_DEPENDENT_ATPASE_ACTIVITY64.91 2.38 22 13 0.59 GO_NUCLEOSOMAL_DNA_BINDING 79.26 2.39 30 22 0.73GO_DNA_DOUBLE_STRAND_BREAK_PROCESSING 21.71 2.39 20 9 0.45GO_MICROTUBULE_ORGANIZING_CENTER_ORGANIZATION 15.43 2.39 84 40 0.48Targets of E2F_Q4_01 69.24 2.4 237 100 0.42 GO_ORGANELLE_ASSEMBLY 55.852.4 495 214 0.43 GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_INSERTION_INTO_MITO- 13.8 2.429 15 0.52 CHONDRIAL_MEMBRANE_INVOLVED_IN_APOPTOTIC_SIG- NALING_PATHWAYPID_PI3KCI_AKT_PATHWAY 5.36 2.41 35 16 0.46REACTOME_DESTABILIZATION_OF_MRNA_BY_BRF1 57.41 2.42 17 13 0.76GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CHROMATIN_MODIFICATION 52.36 2.42 85 35 0.41HISTONE_METHYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY 26.67 2.42 11 4 0.36REACTOME_PLATELET_SENSITIZATION_BY_LDL 22.83 2.42 16 6 0.38PROTEIN_AMINO_ACID_ADP_RIBOSYLATION 20.94 2.42 10 3 0.3PROTEIN_PHOSPHATASE_TYPE_2A_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY 37.57 2.43 14 7 0.5CONDENSED_CHROMOSOME 47.3 2.44 34 16 0.47 GTTRYCATRR_UNKNOWN 16.7 2.44172 45 0.26 MITOCHONDRIAL_TRANSPORT 44.92 2.45 21 19 0.9REACTOME_INTEGRATION_OF_PROVIRUS 80.22 2.46 16 6 0.38GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MRNA_SPLIC- 46.81 2.46 14 6 0.43ING_VIA_SPLICEOSOME GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE 36.322.46 199 100 0.5 ST_FAS_SIGNALING_PATHWAY 29.53 2.46 65 31 0.48GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 68.55 2.47 86 31 0.36GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 64.35 2.47 55 25 0.45RRCCGTTA_UNKNOWN 36.84 2.47 87 52 0.6 GO_CHROMATIN 66.61 2.48 441 1680.38 GO_RESPONSE_TO_FUNGICIDE 17.51 2.48 11 4 0.36GO_GLOBAL_GENOME_NUCLEOTIDE_EXCISION_REPAIR 16.24 2.49 32 25 0.78GO_DNA_CATABOLIC_PROCESS 16.38 2.5 27 13 0.48GO_ATP_DEPENDENT_DNA_HELICASE_ACTIVITY 54.77 2.51 34 19 0.56MRNA_BINDING 90.95 2.52 23 17 0.74 PID_AURORA_B_PATHWAY 31.45 2.52 39 190.49 CELL_CYCLE_PHASE 53 2.53 170 78 0.46 GO_AU_RICH_ELEMENT_BINDING29.36 2.54 23 12 0.52 GO_REGULATION_OF_MICROTUBULE_POLYMERIZA- 19.112.54 178 88 0.49 TION_OR_DEPOLYMERIZATION GO_SUMO_BINDING 13.84 2.54 145 0.36 Targets of CEBPGAMMA_Q6 46.47 2.55 257 78 0.3 HMG 13.08 2.55 5117 0.33 GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_PHOSPHATASE_TYPE_2A_ACTIVITY 33.51 2.5724 11 0.46 KEGG_BETA_ALANINE_METABOLISM 64.25 2.58 22 11 0.5GO_RNA_POLYMERASE_II_DISTAL_ENHANCER_SEQUENCE_SPE- 55.57 2.59 65 28 0.43CIFIC_DNA_BINDING GO_PEPTIDYL_AMINO_ACID_MODIFICATION 43.76 2.59 841 3400.4 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERASE_ACTIVITY 29.05 2.59 15 7 0.47Targets of AP2REP_01 27.21 2.61 178 57 0.32GO_MITOTIC_SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION 21.78 2.61 69 32 0.46KEGG_GLYOXYLATE_AND_DICARBOXYLATE_METABOLISM 60.42 2.62 16 10 0.62GO_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE_CHECKPOINT 53.4 2.62 139 75 0.54GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE_ARREST 50.41 2.62 108 52 0.48GO_REGULATION_OF_DNA_TEMPLATED_TRAN- 46.41 2.62 44 25 0.57SCRIPTION_ELONGATION GO_RESPONSE_TO_AMMONIUM_ION 32.19 2.62 51 11 0.22GO_REGULATION_OF_THYMOCYTE_APOPTOTIC_PROCESS 49.18 2.63 12 4 0.33GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MITOCHONDRIAL_OUTER_MEM- 19.54 2.63 36 19 0.53BRANE_PERMEABILIZATION_INVOLVED_IN_APO- PTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAYGO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE 62.11 2.64 26 17 0.65GO_CHROMOSOME_TELOMERIC_REGION 64.33 2.65 162 79 0.49GO_REGULATION_OF_GENE_SILENCING 48.57 2.65 52 16 0.31 PID_ATM_PATHWAY33.28 2.66 34 12 0.35REACTOME_E2F_ENABLED_INHIBITION_OF_PRE_REPLICATION_COM- 17.78 2.66 10 60.6 PLEX_FORMATION GO_REGULATION_OF_EXECUTION_PHASE_OF_APOPTOSIS 88.612.67 24 11 0.46 MICROTUBULE 51.63 2.67 32 22 0.69BIOCARTA_ATRBRCA_PATHWAY 37.5 2.67 21 8 0.38GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_RESPONSE_TO_BI- 20.91 2.68 30 14 0.47OTIC_STIMULUS GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_IMPORT_IN- 7.78 2.69 135 0.38 TO_NUCLEUS_TRANSLOCATIONGO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_MI- 6.17 2.7 53 21 0.4 GRATIONTargets of E2F1_Q6_01 71.47 2.71 238 98 0.41 GO_ORGANIC_ACID_BINDING25.77 2.71 209 68 0.33 GO_AMINO_ACID_BINDING 78.19 2.73 108 36 0.33MITOTIC_SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS 41.3 2.73 10 5 0.5CHROMOSOMEPERICENTRIC_REGION 29.45 2.74 31 14 0.45GO_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 86.77 2.75 161 66 0.41YAATNRNNNYNATT_UNKNOWN 70.49 2.75 104 27 0.26GO_LYMPHOID_PROGENITOR_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION 77.56 2.78 11 3 0.27 Targetsof E2F_Q3_01 60.66 2.79 235 89 0.38 PID_P38_MK2_PATHWAY 31.15 2.82 21 120.57 REACTOME_RECRUITMENT_OF_NUMA_TO_MITOTIC_CENTROSOMES 26.59 2.82 10 70.7 DNA_RECOMBINATION 70.64 2.85 47 18 0.38GO_GLYOXYLATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS 55.35 2.86 28 14 0.5MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE_CHECKPOINT 22.04 2.86 21 10 0.48 Targets of EFC_Q617.64 2.86 268 84 0.31 Targets of E2F_Q3 45.09 2.87 227 91 0.4REACTOME_E2F_MEDIATED_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 40.93 2.87 35 130.37 Targets of ER_Q6_02 15.46 2.87 252 79 0.31GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_ACETYLATION 43.79 2.88 36 12 0.33CELL_CYCLE_PROCESS 52.7 2.89 193 87 0.45 Targets of E2F1_Q6 63.66 2.9232 101 0.44 GO_MODULATION_BY_SYMBIONT_OF_HOST_CELLULAR_PROCESS 8.452.92 28 11 0.39 REACTOME_EARLY_PHASE_OF_HIV_LIFE_CYCLE 76.06 2.94 21 100.48 SPINDLE_POLE 22.59 2.94 18 9 0.5GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_EXPORT_FROM_NUCLEUS 44.14 2.95 19 70.37 GO_GTPASE_ACTIVATING_PROTEIN_BINDING 21.58 2.95 14 7 0.5TRANSCRIPTION_ELONGATION_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY 23.11 2.99 12 7 0.58GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS 102.41 3.01 185 76 0.41KEGG_BUTANOATE_METABOLISM 29.15 3.01 34 17 0.5 GO_NUCLEAR_CHROMATIN52.27 3.03 291 111 0.38 GO_REGULATION_OF_MICROTUBULE_BASED_PROCESS 24.013.04 243 106 0.44 GO_FOLIC_ACID_BINDING 53.44 3.06 14 3 0.21 Targets ofE2F1DP1RB_01 65.74 3.1 231 96 0.42 Targets of E2F4DP1_01 60.9 3.1 239100 0.42 BIOCARTA_RB_PATHWAY 33.67 3.1 13 7 0.54GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_IMPORT 26.61 3.11 104 35 0.34SGCGSSAAA_Targets of E2F1DP2_01 57.9 3.12 168 77 0.46SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS 51.5 3.13 11 6 0.55 Targets ofE2F1DP1_01 71.16 3.17 235 97 0.41 GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_NUCLEOCYTO-29.3 3.19 121 40 0.33 PLASMIC_TRANSPORTREACTOME_TGF_BETA_RECEPTOR_SIGNALING_IN_EMT_EPI- 66.6 3.2 16 6 0.38THELIAL_TO_MESENCHYMAL_TRANSITION BIOCARTA_TEL_PATHWAY 35.54 3.21 18 100.56 Targets of E2F1DP2_01 71.9 3.22 235 97 0.41DNA_DAMAGE_RESPONSESIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION 42.9 3.24 35 13 0.37 Targets ofE2F_02 70.15 3.28 235 98 0.42 BIOCARTA_CHREBP2_PATHWAY 19.81 3.28 42 170.4 PID_BARD1_PATHWAY 56.99 3.32 29 15 0.52GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ORGANELLE_ORGANIZATION 54.33 3.34 387 184 0.48REACTOME_MITOTIC_G2_G2_M_PHASES 45.21 3.36 81 47 0.58 Targets ofE2F4DP2_01 72.15 3.4 235 97 0.41 DNA_DAMAGE_RESPONSESIGNAL_TRANSDUC-39.26 3.44 13 7 0.54 TION_BY_P53_CLASS_MEDIATORREACTOME_TGF_BETA_RECEPTOR_SIGNALING_ACTI- 40.84 3.46 26 12 0.46VATES_SMADS Targets_of_E2F1_Q3 79.97 3.47 244 97 0.4NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ANGIOGENESIS 107.96 3.51 13 3 0.23 Targets ofCMYB_01 41.11 3.52 249 106 0.43 GO_RNA_CAP_BINDING_COMPLEX 25.05 3.54 146 0.43 PROTEIN_N_TERMINUS_BINDING 65.41 3.56 38 22 0.58 GO_PRONUCLEUS49.72 3.57 15 9 0.6 PID_DNA_PK_PATHWAY 69.37 3.63 16 9 0.56GO_RESPONSE_TO_COBALT_ION 77.24 3.64 13 7 0.54 GGAMTNNNNNTCCY_UNKNOWN108.65 3.67 117 41 0.35 Targets of SMAD3_Q6 25.73 3.74 239 56 0.23Targets of E2F_Q4 70.57 3.77 234 99 0.42REACTOME_LOSS_OF_NLP_FROM_MITOTIC_CENTROSOMES 64.59 3.84 59 34 0.58REACTOME_RECRUITMENT_OF_MITOTIC_CENTROSOME_PRO- 67.72 3.9 66 39 0.59TEINS_AND_COMPLEXES Targets of E2F_Q6 72.88 3.99 232 97 0.42 Targets ofMYCMAX_B (Myc and MAX targets) 138.78 4.02 268 108 0.4GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_MIGRATION 13.25 4.42 39 160.41 GO_RESPONSE_TO_ARSENIC_CONTAINING_SUBSTANCE 68.55 4.46 29 18 0.62GO_REGULATION_OF_CIRCADIAN_RHYTHM 93.03 5.08 103 29 0.28GO_ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE_ACTIVITY_PRO- 26.73 5.36 12 4 0.33DUCING_5_PHOSPHOMONOESTERS

TABLE 9 Signatures that were used as alternative ICR predictors.Description Signature name Reference AXL (Tirosh) Tirosh et al Science2016 Melanoma cell cycle (Tirosh) Tirosh et al Science 2016 G1 S(Tirosh) Tirosh et al Science 2016 G2 M (Tirosh) Tirosh et al Science2016 Melanoma cells (Tirosh) Tirosh et al Science 2016 MITF (Tirosh)Tirosh et al Science 2016 TME B cell Tumor microenvironment (TME):Current study TME CAF TME: Current study TME Endo TME: Current study TMEMal TME: Current study TME NK TME: Current study TME Neutrophil TME:Current study TME T cells TME: Current study TME T CD4 TME: Currentstudy TME T CD8 TME: Current study TME Macrophage TME: Current study TMEimmune cells TME: Current study TME lymphocytes TME: Current study TMEmeyloid TME: Current study TME stroma TME: Current study Fluidgm Panel Awww.fluidigm.com/applications/advanta-immuno-oncology-gene-expression-assay Fluidgm Panel Bwww.fluidigm.com/applications/advanta-immuno-oncology-gene-expression-assay in-vivo screen GVAXPD1 vs TCRaKO depleted Manguso etal. Cell 2017 in-vivo screen GVAX vs TCRaKO depleted Manguso et al. Cell2017 in-vivo screen TCRaKO vs in-vitro depleted Manguso et al. Cell 2017in-vivo screen GVAXPD1 vs TCRaKO enriched Manguso et al. Cell 2017in-vivo screen GVAX vs TCRaKO enriched Manguso et al. Cell 2017 in-vivoscreen TCRaKO vs in-vitro enriched Manguso et al. Cell 2017 co-culturescreen top 10 hits Patel et al. Nature 2017 co-culture screen top 50hits Patel et al. Nature 2017 Ayers IFNg sig Ayers et al. JCI 2017 Ayersimmune sig Ayers et al. JCI 2017 TME B TME TME TME TME TME T TME T TME TTME TME TME TME TME cell CAF Endo Mal NK cells CD4 CD8 Macrophage immunelymphocytes meyloid stroma ADAM19 ABI3BP A2M ABTB2 CCL4 CXCL13 AQP3APOBEC3C ACP5 ACAP1 ADAM28 ADAP2 ABI3BP ADAM28 ACTA2 ADAM15 ACN9 CD244CST7 CCR4 APOBEC3G ACRBP ADAM28 APOBEC3G AIF1 ACTA2 AFF3 ADAM12 ADCY4ACSL3 CST7 RARRES3 CCR8 CBLB ADAMDEC1 ADAP2 BANK1 AMICA1 ADAM12 BANK1ADAMTS2 AFAP1L1 AHCY CTSW KLRC4 CD28 CCL4 ADAP2 AFF3 BCL11A BCL2A1 ADCY4BCL11A ANTXR1 AQP1 AIF1L GNLY EMB CD4 CCL4L1 ADORA3 AIF1 BCL11B C1orf162AFAP1L1 BIRC3 ASPN ARHGEF15 AK2 GZMA TESPA1 CD40LG CCL4L2 ALDH2 AKNABIRC3 C1QA APP BLK AXL CALCRL ALX1 GZMB LAT CD5 CCL5 ANKRD22 ALOX5 BLKC1QB AQP1 BLNK BGN CCL14 ANKRD54 HOPX CD28 DGKA CD8A C1QA ALOX5AP BLNKC1QC ARHGAP29 BTLA C1R CD200 AP1S2 ID2 IL2RG FAAH2 CD8B C1QB AMICA1 CBLBC3AR1 BGN CCR6 C1S CD34 APOA1BP IL2RB DUSP2 FOXP3 CRTAM C1QC ANKRD44CCL4 C5AR1 C1R CCR7 C3 CD93 APOC2 KLRB1 PAG1 ICOS CST7 C1orf162 AOAHCCL4L1 CASP1 C1S CD19 CALD1 CDH5 APOD KLRC1 TRAT1 IL7R CTSW C3AR1APOBEC3G CCL4L2 CCR1 CALCRL CD1C CCDC80 CFI APOE KLRD1 PPP2R5CLOC100128420 CXCL13 CAPG ARHGAP15 CCL5 CD14 CALD1 CD22 CD248 CLDN5ATP1A1 KLRF1 SKAP1 MAL DTHD1 CARD9 ARHGAP30 CD19 CD163 CCDC80 CD24 CDH11CLEC14A ATP1B1 KLRK1 CD96 PASK DUSP2 CASP1 ARHGAP9 CD2 CD33 CD200 CD37CERCAM COL4A2 ATP5C1 NKG7 GPRIN3 PBXIP1 EOMES CCR2 ARHGDIB CD22 CD4CD248 CD79A CKAP4 CRIP2 ATP5G1 PRF1 CDC42SE2 SLAMF1 FCRL6 CD163 ARRB2CD247 CD68 CD34 CD79B COL12A1 CXorf36 ATP5G2 PTGDR GRAP2 SPOCK2 GZMACD300C B2M CD27 CD86 CDH11 CHMP7 COL14A1 CYYR1 ATP6V0E2 SH2D1B GZMM GZMBCD33 BANK1 CD28 CECR1 CDH5 CIITA COL1A1 DARC ATP6V1C1 RGS1 GZMH CD4BCL11A CD37 CLEC4A CFH CLEC17A COL1A2 DOCK6 ATP6V1E1 SLA2 GZMK CD68BCL11B CD3D CLEC7A CFI CNR2 COL3A1 DOCK9 ATP6V1G1 LOC100130231 ID2 CD86BCL2A1 CD3E CPVL CLDN5 COL19A1 COL5A1 ECE1 AZGP1 PDCD1 IFNG CEBPA BIN2CD3G CSF1R CLEC14A CR2 COL5A2 ECSCR BAIAP2 ICOS IKZF3 CECR1 BIRC3 CD5CSF2RA COL12A1 CXCR5 COL6A1 EGFL7 BANCR EVL ITGAE CLEC10A BLK CD52 CSF3RCOL14A1 ELK2AP COL6A2 ELK3 BCAN TC2N JAKMIP1 CLEC5A BLNK CD6 CSTACOL15A1 FAIM3 COL6A3 ELTD1 BCAS3 LAG3 KLRC4 CMKLR1 BTK CD7 CTSB COL1A1FAM129C COL8A1 EMCN BCHE CBLB KLRC4-KLRK1 CPVL C16orf54 CD79A CTSSCOL1A2 FCER2 CREB3L1 ENG BIRC7 LCK KLRD1 CSF1R C1orf162 CD79B CXCL16COL3A1 FCRL1 CTSK EPHB4 BZW2 TTC39C KLRK1 CTSB C1QA CD8A CYBB COL4A1FCRL2 CXCL12 ERG C10orf90 NLRC5 MIR155HG CTSC C1QB CD8B EPSTI1 COL4A2FCRL5 CXCL14 ESAM C11orf31 CD5 NKG7 CTSH C1QC CD96 FAM26F COL5A1 FCRLACYBRD1 FGD5 C17orf89 ASB2 PRF1 CXCL10 C3AR1 CLEC2D FBP1 COL5A2 HLA-DOBCYP1B1 FLT4 C1orf43 PTPN22 RAB27A CXCL9 C5AR1 CST7 FCGR1A COL6A1HLA-DQA2 DCLK1 GALNT18 C1orf85 RAPGEF6 RUNX3 CXCR2P1 CASP1 CTSW FCGR1BCOL6A2 HVCN1 DCN GNG11 C4orf48 TNFRSF9 TARP CYBB CBLB CXCR5 FCGR2ACOL6A3 IGLL1 DPT GPR116 CA14 SH2D2A TNFRSF9 CYP2S1 CCL3 DENND2D FCGR2CCRIP2 IGLL3P ECM2 GPR146 CA8 GPR174 TOX DMXL2 CCL4 DGKA FCGR3B CTGFIGLL5 EFEMP2 HSPG2 CACYBP ITK DNAJC5B CCL4L1 DUSP2 FCN1 CXCL12 IRF8FAM114A1 HYAL2 CAPN3 PCED1B EBI3 CCL4L2 EEF1A1 FGL2 CXorf36 KIAA0125FAT1 ICA1 CBX3 CD247 EPSTI1 CCL5 EZR FPR1 CYBRD1 KIAA0226L FBLN1 ID1CCDC47 DGKA F13A1 CCR1 FAIM3 FPR2 CYR61 LOC283663 FBLN2 IL3RA CCT2 AAK1FAM26F CCR6 FAM129C FPR3 DCHS1 LTB FBLN5 ITGB4 CCT3 SH2D1A FBP1 CD14FCER2 FTH1 DCN MS4A1 FGF7 KDR CCT6A BTN3A2 FCER1G CD163 FCRL1 FTL DOCK6NAPSB FSTL1 LAMA5 CCT8 PTPN7 FCGR1A CD19 FCRLA G0S2 DPT P2RX5 GPR176LDB2 CDH19 UBASH3A FCGR1C CD2 FYN GLUL ECSCR PAX5 GPX8 LOC100505495 CDH3ACAP1 FOLR2 CD22 GNLY GPX1 EFEMP1 PLEKHF2 HSPB6 MALL CDK2 FASLG FPR3CD244 GZMA HCK EFEMP2 PNOC IGFBP6 MMRN1 CELSR2 INPP4B FUCA1 CD247 GZMBHK3 EGFL7 POU2AF1 INHBA MMRN2 CHCHD6 ARAP2 FUOM CD27 GZMK HLA-C EHD2POU2F2 ISLR MYCT1 CITED1 CD3G GATM CD28 HLA-DOB HLA-DMA ELK3 QRSL1ITGA11 NOS3 CLCN7 IL7R GM2A CD300A HOPX HLA-DMB ELN RALGPS2 ITGBL1NOTCH4 CLNS1A 1-Sep GNA15 CD33 HVCN1 HLA-DRB1 ELTD1 SEL1L3 LOX NPDC1CMC2 SCML4 GPBAR1 CD37 ID2 HLA-DRB5 EMCN SNX29P1 LPAR1 PALMD COA6 IKZF3GPR34 CD38 IGLL5 IFI30 ENG SPIB LRP1 PCDH17 COX7A2 GATA3 GPX1 CD3D IKZF3IGSF6 EPAS1 ST6GAL1 LTBP2 PDE2A CRYL1 PIM2 HLA-DMA CD3E IL2RB IL1RNEPHB4 STAG3 LUM PECAM1 CSAG1 NKG7 HLA-DMB CD3G IL32 IL4I1 ERG STAP1MAP1A PLVAP CSAG2 KLRK1 HLA-DPB2 CD4 IL7R IL8 ESAM TCL1A MEG3 PLXND1CSAG3 SIT1 HLA-DRB1 CD48 IRF8 IRF5 FAM114A1 TLR10 MFAP4 PODXL CSAG4 DEF6HLA-DRB5 CD5 ITK KYNU FAP VPREB3 MFAP5 PRCP CSPG4 GZMH HLA-DRB6 CD52JAK3 LAIR1 FBLN1 WDFY4 MIR100HG PTPRB CYC1 LIME1 HMOX1 CD53 KLRB1 LILRA1FBLN2 MMP2 PVRL2 CYP27A1 GZMA IFI30 CD6 KLRC4 LILRA2 FBLN5 MRC2 RAMP2DAAM2 JAK3 IL4I1 CD68 KLRD1 LILRA3 FBN1 MXRA5 RAMP3 DANCR DENND2D IRF5CD69 KLRK1 LILRA6 FGF7 MXRA8 RHOJ DAP3 SEMA4D KCNMA1 CD7 LAG3 LILRB1FHL1 MYL9 ROBO4 DCT SIRPG KYNU CD72 LAT LILRB2 FN1 NID2 S1PR1 DCXRCLEC2D LAIR1 CD74 LCK LILRB3 FSTL1 NUPR1 SDPR DDT CD8B LGALS2 CD79ALOC283663 LILRB4 GNG11 OLFML2B SELP DLGAP1 THEMIS LILRB1 CD79B LTBLRRC25 GPR116 OLFML3 SHROOM4 DLL3 NLRC3 LILRB4 CD83 LY9 LST1 HSPG2 PALLDSLCO2A1 DNAH14 ZAP70 LILRB5 CD86 MAP4K1 LYZ HTRA1 PCDH18 SMAD1 DNAJA4IL12RB1 LIPA CD8A MS4A1 MAFB HYAL2 PCOLCE STOM DSCR8 CTSW MAFB CD8BNAPSB MAN2B1 ID1 PDGFRA TEK DUSP4 MAP4K1 MAN2B1 CD96 NKG7 MFSD1 ID3PDGFRB TGM2 EDNRB IFNG MARCO CDC42SE2 PARP15 MNDA IFITM3 PDGFRL THBDEIF3C SPOCK2 MFSD1 CECR1 PAX5 MPEG1 IGFBP4 PLAC9 TIE1 EIF3D DTHD1 MPEG1CELF2 PCED1B-AS1 MPP1 IGFBP7 PODN TM4SF1 EIF3E APOBEC3G MS4A4A CIITAPDCD1 MS4A4A IL33 PRRX1 TM4SF18 EIF3H PSTPIP1 MS4A6A CLEC2D PLAC8 MS4A6AISLR RARRES2 TMEM255B EIF3L CD2 MS4A7 CLEC4A POU2AF1 MS4A7 KDR RCN3TSPAN18 ENO1 PRF1 MSR1 CLEC7A POU2F2 MSR1 LAMA5 SDC1 TSPAN7 ENO2 BCL11BMTMR14 CORO1A PRDM1 MXD1 LAMB1 SDC2 VWF ENTHD1 PARP8 NAGA CPVL PRF1 NAIPLAMC1 SEC24D ZNF385D ENTPD6 CXCR3 NPC2 CSF1R PTPN7 NCF2 LDB2 SERPINF1ERBB3 CELF2 OAS1 CSF2RA PTPRCAP NINJ1 LHFP SFRP2 ESRP1 CCL5 OLR1 CSF3RPYHIN1 NPC2 LIMA1 SFRP4 ETV4 IL32 PLA2G7 CST7 RHOH NPL LIMS2 SLIT3 ETV5PRKCQ PPT1 CSTA RNF213 PILRA LOX SMOC2 EXOSC4 WIPF1 PTPRO CTSB RPL13PPT1 LOXL2 SPARC EXTL1 GZMK RASSF4 CTSC RPS27 PSAP LPAR1 SPOCK1 FAHD2BATHL1 RGS10 CTSD RPS3A PTAFR LTBP2 SPON1 FAM103A1 ZC3HAV1 RHBDF2 CTSSRPS6 PYCARD LUM SULF1 FAM178B CD7 RNASE6 CTSW RUNX3 RAB20 MAP1B SVEP1FANCL CD3D RNASET2 CXCL16 1-Sep RASSF4 MEG3 TAGLN FARP2 RASGRP1 RTN1CXCR4 SH2D1A RBM47 MFAP4 THBS2 FASN TBC1D10C SDS CXCR5 SH2D2A RGS2 MGPTHY1 FBXO32 TRAF1 SIGLEC1 CYBA SIRPG RNASE6 MMP2 TMEM119 FBXO7 ARHGEF1SLAMF8 CYBB SIT1 RNF130 MXRA8 TPM1 FDFT1 TARP SLC15A3 CYFIP2 SKAP1RNF144B MYCT1 TPM2 FKBP4 SPATA13 SLC6A12 CYTH4 SP140 S100A8 MYL9 VCANFMN1 PCED1B-AS1 SLC7A7 CYTIP SPOCK2 S100A9 NFIB FOXD3 RUNX3 SLCO2B1DENND2D STAP1 SAT1 NID2 FXYD3 CD6 SPINT2 DGKA STAT4 SERPINAl NNMT GAPDHCD8A TFEC DOCK2 TARP SIGLEC1 NPDC1 GAPDHS NELL2 TIFAB DOCK8 TIGITSIGLEC9 OLFML3 GAS2L3 TNFAIP3 TNFSF13 DOK2 TMC8 SIRPB1 PALLD GAS5 IPCEF1TPP1 DOK3 TOX SLAMF8 PCOLCE GAS7 CXCR6 TREM2 DUSP2 VPREB3 SLC7A7 PDGFRAGDF15 ITGAL TYMP EEF1A1 ZAP70 SLCO2B1 PDGFRB GJB1 RHOF VAMP8 EPSTI1 SPI1PDLIM1 GPATCH4 STAT4 VSIG4 EVI2A SPINT2 PLAC9 GPM6B PVRIG ZNF385A EVI2BTBXAS1 PLVAP GPNMB TIGIT EZR TFEC PLXND1 GPR137B CD27 FAIM3 THEMIS2 PODNGPR143 ZNF831 FAM129C TLR2 PODXL GSTP1 RNF213 FAM26F TNFRSF10C PPAP2AGYG2 SYTL3 FAM49B TNFSF13 PPIC H2AFZ CNOT6L FAM65B TPP1 PRCP HIST1H2BDSPN FBP1 TREM1 PRRX1 HIST3H2A GPR171 FCER1G VSIG4 PRSS23 HMG20B AKNAFCER2 ZNF385A PTPRB HMGA1 FYN FCGR1A PTRF HPGD RASAL3 FCGR1B PXDN HPS4CCL4 FCGR2A RAMP2 HPS5 TOX FCGR2C RAMP3 HSP90AA1 PRDM1 FCGR3A RARRES2HSP90AB1 PIP4K2A FCGR3B RCN3 HSPA9 CTLA4 FCN1 RHOJ HSPD1 GZMB FCRL1ROBO4 HSPE1 HNRNPA1P10 FCRLA S100A16 IGSF11 CD3E FERMT3 S1PR1 IGSF3IKZF1 FGD2 SELM IGSF8 JAKMIP1 FGD3 SERPINH1 INPP5F PYHIN1 FGL2 SLCO2A1ISYNA1 MIAT FGR SMAD1 KCNJ13 LEPROTL1 FPR1 SPARC LAGE3 OXNAD1 FPR2SPARCL1 LDHB RAB27A FPR3 SULF1 LDLRAD3 IL2RB FTH1 SYNPO LEF1-AS1 KLRD1FTL TAGLN LHFPL3-AS1 PIK3IP1 FYB TEK LINC00473 FYN TFPI LINC00518 G0S2TGFB1I1 LINC00673 GBP5 THBS1 LOC100126784 GLUL THBS2 LOC100127888 GNA15THY1 LOC100130370 GNLY TIE1 LOC100133445 GPR183 TM4SF1 LOC100505865GPSM3 TMEM204 LOC146481 GPX1 TMEM255B LOC340357 GRB2 TNS1 LONP2 GZMATPM1 LOXL4 GZMB TPM2 LZTS1 GZMK VCL MAGEA1 HAVCR2 VWF MAGEA12 HCK MAGEA2HCLS1 MAGEA2B HCST MAGEA3 HK3 MAGEA4 HLA-B MAGEA6 HLA-C MAGEC1 HLA-DMAMDH1 HLA-DMB MFI2 HLA-DOB MFSD12 HLA-DPA1 MIA HLA-DPB1 MIF HLA-DPB2 MITFHLA-DQA1 MLANA HLA-DQA2 MLPH HLA-DQB1 MOK HLA-DQB2 MRPS21 HLA-DRA MRPS25HLA-DRB1 MRPS26 HLA-DRB5 MRPS6 HLA-G MSI2 HMHA1 MXI1 HOPX MYO10 HVCN1NAV2 ID2 NDUFA4 IFI30 NDUFB9 IGFLR1 NEDD4L IGLL5 NELFCD IGSF6 NHP2 IKZF1NME1 IKZF3 NOP58 IL10RA NPM1 IL16 NSG1 IL1RN NT5DC3 IL2RB OSTM1 IL2RGPACSIN2 IL32 PAGE5 IL4I1 PAICS IL7R PAX3 IL8 PEG10 INPP5D PFDN2 IRF5 PHBIRF8 PHLDA1 ITGAL PIGY ITGAM PIR ITGAX PKNOX2 ITGB2 PLEKHB1 ITK PLP1JAK3 PLXNB3 KLRB1 PMEL KLRC4 POLR2F KLRD1 PPIL1 KLRK1 PPM1H KYNU PRAMELAG3 PSMB4 LAIR1 PUF60 LAPTM5 PYGB LAT PYURF LAT2 QDPR LCK RAB17 LCP1RAB38 LCP2 RAP1GAP LILRA1 RGS20 LILRA2 RNF43 LILRA3 ROPN1 LILRA6 ROPN1BLILRB1 RPL38 LILRB2 RSL1D1 LILRB3 RTKN LILRB4 S100A1 LIMD2 S100B LITAFSCD LOC283663 SDC3 LRRC25 SEC11C LSP1 SEMA3B LST1 SERPINA3 LTB SERPINE2LY86 SGCD LY9 SGK1 LYN SH3D21 LYST SHC4 LYZ SLC19A2 M6PR SLC24A5 MAFBSLC25A13 MAN2B1 SLC25A4 MAP4K1 SLC26A2 1-Mar SLC3A2 MFSD1 SLC45A2 MNDASLC5A3 MPEG1 SLC6A15 MPP1 SLC6A8 MS4A1 SLC7A5 MS4A4A SNCA MS4A6A SNHG16MS4A7 SNHG6 MSR1 SNRPC MXD1 SNRPD1 MYO1F SNRPE NAIP SOD1 NAPSB SORD NCF1SORT1 NCF1B SOX10 NCF1C SOX6 NCF2 SPCS1 NCF4 SPRY4 NCKAP1L ST13 NINJ1ST3GAL4 NKG7 ST3GAL6 NPC2 ST3GAL6-AS1 NPL ST6GALNAC2 PAG1 STIP1 PARP15STK32A PARVG STMN1 PAX5 STX7 PCED1B-AS1 STXBP1 PDCD1 SYNGR1 PIK3AP1TBC1D7 PIK3R5 TBCA PILRA TEX2 PIM2 TFAP2A PION TFAP2C PLAC8 TMEM147PLCB2 TMEM14B PLEK TMEM177 PLEKHA2 TMEM251 POU2AF1 TMX4 POU2F2 TNFRSF21PPT1 TOM1L1 PRDM1 TOMM20 PRF1 TOMM22 PSAP TOMM6 PSMB10 TOMM7 PSTPIP1TOP1MT PTAFR TRIB2 PTK2B TRIM2 PTPN6 TRIM63 PTPN7 TRIM9 PTPRC TRIML2PTPRCAP TRMT112 PYCARD TSPAN10 PYHIN1 TTLL4 RAB20 TTYH2 RAC2 TUBB2BRASSF4 TUBB4A RBM47 TYR RGS1 TYRP1 RGS19 UBL3 RGS2 UQCRH RHOF UTP18 RHOGVAT1 RHOH VDAC1 RNASE6 VPS72 RNASET2 WBSCR22 RNF130 XAGE1A RNF144BXAGE1B RNF213 XAGE1C RPL13 XAGE1D RPS27 XAGE1E RPS3A XYLB RPS6 ZCCHC17RPS6KA1 ZFP106 RUNX3 ZNF280B S100A8 ZNF330 S100A9 SAMHD1 SAMSN1 SASH3SAT1 SCIMP SELL SELPLG 1-Sep SERPINA1 SH2D1A SH2D2A SIGLEC1 SIGLEC14SIGLEC7 SIGLEC9 SIRPB1 SIRPG SIT1 SKAP1 SLA SLAMF6 SLAMF7 SLAMF8 SLC7A7SLCO2B1 SNX10 SP140 SPI1 SPINT2 SPN SPOCK2 SRGN STAP1 STAT4 STK17BSTXBP2 SYK TAGAP TARP TBC1D10C TBXAS1 TFEC THEMIS2 TIGIT TLR1 TLR2 TMC8TNFRSF10C TNFRSF9 TNFSF13 TOX TPP1 TRAF3IP3 TREM1 TYROBP UCP2 VAMP8 VAV1VNN2 VPREB3 VSIG4 WIPF1 ZAP70 ZNF385A

TABLE 10 Signatures of Expanded T cells Up/down regulated in expanded Tcells compared to non-expanded T cells. up (expanded) down (expanded) up(all) down (all) ABCD2 ALOX5AP ABCD2 NAB1 AAK1 MCM5 ADAM28 ANXA1 ADAM28NCALD AHNAK MRPS24 AIM2 ARL4C AIM2 NEK7 ALOX5AP MRPS34 AKAP5 C12orf75AKAP5 NFAT5 ANAPC15 MUTYH AP1AR CAMK4 AKAP8L NMB ANXA1 MXD4 ARID5ACD200R1 ANAPC4 NOD2 AP5S1 MYH9 ARNT CD44 AP1AR NOTCH1 APOBEC3G NDUFB9ATHL1 CD5 AQR NSUN2 ARL4C NEDD8 ATP2C1 COX7A2 ARID5A OPA1 ASF1B NFKBIZBCOR DBF4 ARNT ORMDL3 ATG16L2 NR4A3 CADM1 EMP3 ATHL1 OSBPL3 AURKA NUP37CCL3L3 FAM46C ATM PAPOLA BOLA3 PCK2 DGKD FOSB ATP2C1 PARP11 BUB1 PCNADTHD1 GZMH ATXN7L1 PCED1B C12orf75 PDCD5 ETV1 HMGA1 BCOR PCM1 C3orf38PDE4B G3BP1 KIAA0101 C17orf59 PDE7B CAMK4 PFDN2 HSPA1B KLRG1 C18orf25PDGFD CARD16 PHLDA1 ID3 LIME1 CADM1 PDXDC2P CCR5 POLR2K ITM2A LMNB1 CAV1PIK3AP1 CCR7 PRDX3 KCNK5 MAB21L3 CCL3L3 PIKFYVE CD200R1 PRPF4 KLRC2NR4A3 CD200 PJA2 CD44 PRR5L KLRC3 PCK2 CDC73 PRKCH CD5 PXN KLRC4 PCNACEP85L PROSER1 CD97 RDH11 KLRK1 PDCD5 DDX3Y PSTPIP1 CKS1B REXO2LOC220729 PDE4B DDX6 PTPN6 COX7A2 RNASEH2C LONP2 PFDN2 DGKD PYHIN1 DBF4RNASEK LRBA RDH11 DGKH RALGDS DNAJC9 RPUSD3 LYST S100A10 DNAJA2 RCBTB2DTYMK RTCA NAB1 S100A4 DTHD1 RGS2 ECE1 S100A10 NMB SAMD3 ELF1 RGS4 ECHS1S100A4 PAPOLA SPOCK2 ELMO1 RHOB ELL S100A6 PDE7B TKT ETNK1 RIN3 EMP3S1PR1 PIK3AP1 TNF ETV1 RNF19A F2R SAMD3 PRKCH TOBI FAIM3 RWDD2B FAM46CSELL PROSER1 TOMM7 FBXW11 S100PBP FAM50B SLIRP PTPN6 TUBA1C FCRL3 SATB1FOSB SPOCK2 PYHIN1 UGDH-AS1 FOXN2 SDAD1 FOXP1 STX16 RGS2 G3BP1 SEC24CGMCL1 TANK RGS4 GALT SERINC3 GNPTAB TKT S100PBP GFOD1 SFI1 GPR183TMEM173 SH2D1B GNG4 SH2D1B GTF3C6 TNF SNAP47 HIF1A SKIV2L GYPC TNFAIP3SPDYE8P HIST1H2BG SLC30A7 GZMA TNFSF4 SPRY2 HIST2H2BE SLC7A5P1 GZMH TOB1SYVN1 HSPA1B SLFN11 HAUS4 TOMM5 TACO1 HSPB1 SNAP47 HMGA1 TOMM7 THADA ID3SOD1 HMOX2 TPT1 TP53INP1 IL6ST SPATA13 INSIG1 TUBA1B TSC22D1 INPP5BSPDYE8P ITM2C TUBA1C UBA7 INPP5F SPRY2 KIAA0101 TUBB4B ZMYM2 IRF8 STT3BKLF6 TXN ITM2A SYVN1 KLRB1 UBE2Q2P3 KCNK5 TACO1 KLRG1 UCHL3 KDM4CTBC1D23 LEF1 UGDH-AS1 KLRC2 TBC1D4 LIME1 UQCRB KLRC3 THADA LMNB1 VIMKLRC4 TNFRSF9 LTB WBP11 KLRD1 TNIP1 LY6E ZNF683 KLRK1 TP53INP1 MAB21L3LOC100190986 TRAF5 LOC220729 TSC22D1 LOC374443 TTI2 LONP2 TTTY15 LRBATXNDC11 LRRC8D UBA7 LSM14A VMA21 LY9 VPRBP LYST WWC3 MBP ZBED5 MED13ZMYM2 MGA ZMYM5 MGEA5 ZNF384 MS4A1 ZNF468 MST4 ZNF83 NAA16

Example 2—Immunotherapy Resistance Signature from 26 Melanoma Tumors

Applicants performed single-cell RNA-seq on 26 melanoma tumors (12treatment naïve, 14 post immunotherapy) (FIG. 17). Applicants discoveredthat immunotherapy leads to profound transcriptional alterations in boththe malignant and immune cells. Applicants also discovered that thesetranscriptional programs are associated the response to immunotherapy byanalyzing prior data sets (Hugo et al. Cell. 2016 Mar. 24; 165(1):35-44.doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.065; and Riaz et al. Nature Genetics 48,1327-1329 (2016) doi:10.1038/ng.3677). Applicants also discovered thatthese transcriptional programs are associated Intra-tumor:heterogeneity, location, and antigen presentation. Applicants exploredand characterized the effect immunotherapies have on different celltypes within the tumor (i.e., Malignant cells, CD8/CD4 T-cells, B cellsand Macrophages). The data includes twenty six samples (14 postimmunotherapy, 8 anti-CTLA4 & anti-PD-1, 2 anti-PD1(Nivolumab), 4anti-CTLA4 (Ipilimumab), and 12 treatment naïve (FIG. 17).

Applicants performed principal component analysis on the expressiondata. The second Principle Component (PC) separates betweenimmunotherapy resistant and untreated tumors (FIG. 18). Applicantsdiscovered that treatment is the main source of variation in malignantcells between tumors, reflected by the difference in the score ofmalignant cells from treatment naive and resistant tumors on the secondprinciple component.

Applicants analyzed the transcriptome of the malignant cells to identifycell states that are associated with immunotherapy. To this end,Applicants identified differentially expressed genes and derived twopost-immunotherapy (PIT) modules, consisting of genes that are up(PIT-up) or down (PIT-down) regulated in PIT malignant cells compared tothe untreated ones. In comparison to the treatment naive tumors, all thePIT tumors overexpress the PIT-up module and underexpress the PIT-downmodule, such that there is a spectrum of expression levels also withineach patient group and within the malignant cell population of a singletumor (FIG. 19). The genes within each module are co-expressed, whilethe two modules are anti-correlated with each other, not only acrosstumors but also within the malignant cell population of a single tumor.Additionally, the two modules have heavy and opposite weights in thefirst principle components of the malignant single-cell expressionprofiles, indicating that immunotherapy is one of the main sources ofinter-tumor heterogeneity in the data.

Applicants applied down sampling and cross-validation to confirm thatthe PIT modules are robust and generalizable (FIG. 20). Morespecifically, Applicants repeatedly identified the signatures withoutaccounting for the data of one of the tumors, and showed that themodules were similar to those derived with the full dataset.Furthermore, the modules that were derived based on a training datacould still correctly classify the test tumor as either PIT or treatmentnaive. The signature is very robust. If Applicants leave out all themalignant cells from a given tumor, recalculate it and then assign thecells, Applicants make only one “error” when guessing if the tumor istreatment naive or ITR. This one tumor has a particularly high T cellinfiltration. These results testify that, while more data and sampleswill enable us to refine these modules, the resulting modules are notlikely to change substantially. The signature is also supported by themutual exclusive expression of the up and down genes across malignantcells, and their anti-correlation in TCGA (FIG. 21).

Gene set enrichment analysis of the PIT programs highlightswell-established immune-evasion mechanisms as the down-regulation of MEWclass I antigen presentation machinery and interferon gamma signaling inPIT cells (Table 11). Cells with less MHC-I expression are moreresistant to immunotherapy (FIG. 22). Additionally, it has been recentlyshown that melanoma tumors that are resistant to ipilimumab therapycontain genomic defects in IFN-gamma pathway genes, and that theknockdown of IFNGR1 promotes tumor growth and reduces mouse survival inresponse to anti-CTLA-4 therapy. The PIT-down program is also enrichedwith genes involved in coagulation, IL2-STAT5 signaling, TNFα signalingvia NFkB, hypoxia, and apoptosis. The PIT-up program is tightly linkedto MYC. It is enriched with MYC targets and according to theconnectivity map data (c-map)—MYC knockout alone is able to repress theexpression of the entire PIT-up signature. Supporting these findings, ithas been shown that MYC modulates immune regulatory molecules, such thatits inactivation in mouse tumors enhances the antitumor immune response.Interestingly, Applicants find that metalothionines (MTs) areoverrepresented in the PIT-down program, and show that their expressionalone separates between the PIT and untreated samples (FIG. 23). MTs area family of metal-binding proteins that function as immune modulatorsand zinc regulators. The secretion of MTs to the extracellular matrixcan suppress T-cells and promote T-cell chemotaxis. Interestingly, ithas been recently shown that MT2A is a key regulator of CD8 T-cells,such that its inhibition promotes T-cell functionality in theimmunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (Singer et al. Cell. 2016 Sep.8; 166(6):1500-1511). The underexpression of MTs in the malignant cellsof post-immunotherapy tumors could potentially be linked to the role ofMT2A in T-cells and to the abundance of zinc in the tumormicroenvironment.

TABLE 11 Functional classification of PIT module genes. Pathway GenesMHC class 1 antigen CTSB, HLA-A, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-F, presentationmachinery PSME1, TAP1, TAPBP Coagulation ANXA1, CD9, CFB, CTSB, FN1,ITGB3, LAMP2, PROS1, PRSS23, SERPINE1, SPARC, TF TNFα signaling ATF3,BCL6, BIRC3, CD44, EGR1, via NFkB GADD45B, GEM, JUNB, KLF4, KLF6, NR4A1,PDE4B, SERPINE1, TAP1, TNC IL2/STAT5 signaling AHNAK, AHR, CCND3, CD44,EMP1, GADD45B, IFITM3, IGF1R, ITGA6, KLF6, NFKBIZ, PRNP, RNH1Metallothioneins MT1E, MT1F, MT1G, MT1M, MT1X, MT2A MYC targets EIF4A1,FBL, HDAC2, ILF2, NCBP1, NOLC1, PABPC1, PRDX3, RPS3, RUVBL2, SRSF7

Applicants identified an immunotherapy resistance signature byidentifying genes that were up and down regulated in immunotherapytreated subjects as compared to untreated subjects (Table 12, 13). Thesignature was compared to clinical data of subjects that were completeresponders to immunotherapy, partial responders and non-responders. Thedata was also compared to subjects with high survival and low survival.

TABLE 12 Analysis of all gene expression data and clinical dataclinic.R.more clinic.R.less sc.All sc.Old sc.New sc.Bulk sc.Q.genetcga.Increascd.risk tcga.Increased.risk.beyond.T.cells ANXA1 7.58E−028.19E−01 −202.40 −2.44 −200.00 −3.02 FALSE −2.64 −1.37 EMP1 4.92E−018.96E−02 −189.84 −20.93 −75.82 −2.58 FALSE 0.69 0.60 TSC22D3 4.26E−014.63E−01 −175.14 −13.19 −82.60 −2.43 FALSE −1.52 −0.32 MT2A 4.06E−027.81E−01 −174.76 −18.16 −67.52 −4.41 FALSE −2.83 −1.80 CTSB 4.03E−015.87E−01 −165.96 −25.70 −112.90 −2.50 FALSE −0.44 0.56 TM4SF1 1.76E−017.74E−01 −164.10 5.621836397 −165.5071875 −1.14 FALSE 0.45 0.32 CDH194.35E−02 4.15E−01 −155.59 −3.79 −42.42 −1.53 FALSE −2.24 −1.86 MIA3.62E−01 4.96E−01 −152.98 −4.22 −60.91 −1.53 FALSE −1.60 −0.91 SERPINE22.27E−02 1.70E−01 −151.17 −31.78 −46.03 −1.68 FALSE −3.66 −3.12 SERPINA31.43E−01 4.64E−01 −148.25 13.63 −229.59 −1.37 FALSE −2.64 −2.04 S100A62.91E−01 2.01E−01 −128.57 −12.30 −49.34 −2.42 FALSE −0.40 −0.47 ITGA33.35E−02 9.20E−01 −123.57 1.88215819 −83.80670184 −0.97 FALSE −0.51−0.49 SLC5A3 4.64E−01 4.71E−01 −119.83 1.06 −96.80 −1.71 FALSE −6.19−4.10 A2M 3.01E−02 4.38E−01 −118.06 −15.73720409 −30.29161959 −1.07FALSE −2.81 −1.47 MFI2 3.67E−01 4.22E−01 −117.29 −3.06 −44.01 −1.41FALSE 0.46 0.38 CSPG4 7.50E−01 2.24E−01 −112.90 −5.56 −30.13 −1.87 FALSE−1.60 −1.41 AHNAK 5.70E−02 7.09E−01 −112.83 −12.69 −13.16 −2.03 FALSE−0.45 −0.38 APOC2 6.76E−01 1.57E−01 −111.01 4.108007818 −92.34012794−0.52 FALSE −0.55 0.51 ITGB3 1.66E−01 3.79E−01 −110.25 0.79 −109.99−1.75 FALSE −2.25 −1.42 NNMT 4.47E−01 6.63E−01 −110.12 −1.62 −122.65−2.51 FALSE −2.28 −0.87 ATP1A1 2.34E−01 4.92E−01 −107.58 −19.25 −26.63−1.40 FALSE 0.52 0.30 SEMA3B 8.03E−02 9.69E−01 −106.75 −2.022007432−74.18998319 −1.06 FALSE −1.65 −1.08 CD59 3.34E−02 7.57E−01 −101.92−16.59 −40.13 −1.86 FALSE −1.71 −0.90 PERP 1.03E−01 9.58E−01 −99.65−2.61892627 −123.0851115 −1.13 FALSE 0.78 −0.77 EGR1 1.98E−01 8.54E−01−96.70 −1.43 −25.74 −1.30 FALSE −0.80 0.30 LGALS3 2.66E−01 6.41E−01−96.06 −57.79606403 1.174991366 −1.19 FALSE −0.42 −0.50 SLC26A2 1.86E−012.65E−01 −95.69 0.615403346 −34.74613485 −0.92 FALSE −3.62 −2.73 CRYAB2.26E−02 5.72E−01 −94.74 0.85 −139.66 −1.89 FALSE −0.84 −0.63 HLA-F4.70E−02 9.62E−01 −94.42 −12.84 −23.07 −1.82 FALSE −4.49 −1.03 MT1E1.78E−01 5.89E−01 −92.61 −14.66 −27.25 −3.00 FALSE −1.20 −1.19 KCNN41.88E−01 7.63E−01 −92.09 −1.36 −108.90 −2.56 FALSE −4.61 −2.92 CST31.87E−01 6.36E−01 −90.32 −3.11 −43.51 −2.19 FALSE −1.31 0.32 CD96.23E−01 4.58E−01 −89.32 −9.57 −19.34 −2.77 FALSE 0.35 −0.79 TNC3.59E−01 6.45E−01 −87.60 −6.21 −88.45 −1.78 FALSE −2.72 −1.10 SGCE2.19E−02 3.21E−01 −87.28 −0.302176627 −62.80958661 −1.02 FALSE −3.12−1.69 NFKBIZ 2.32E−02 9.71E−01 −86.67 −4.35 −30.64 −2.89 FALSE −2.40−1.85 PROS1 2.16E−02 4.37E−01 −86.35 −0.52 −28.78 −1.72 FALSE −0.40−0.71 CAV1 6.55E−02 3.13E−01 −85.42 −24.08 −6.13 −1.34 FALSE −1.43 −0.72MFGE8 2.64E−01 3.77E−01 −84.81 −12.26983949 −19.33461436 −1.07 FALSE−1.84 −1.29 IGFBP7 7.97E−01 9.60E−02 −83.96 −22.46 −27.89 −1.37 FALSE−0.37 0.88 SLC39A14 1.73E−01 8.74E−01 −83.65 0.52 −37.30 −1.97 FALSE−0.52 −0.67 CD151 2.53E−01 3.98E−01 −83.63 −2.11 −33.44 −1.90 FALSE−0.56 −0.63 SCCPDH 5.51E−01 3.85E−01 −83.37 −3.18 −20.08 −1.68 FALSE−1.26 −1.07 MATN2 6.66E−01 2.81E−01 −82.90 −0.523529704 −70.36560095−1.17 FALSE −0.34 0.68 DUSP4 2.30E−01 3.73E−01 −82.27 −6.19379111−19.37401872 −1.18 FALSE 0.58 0.60 APOD 3.39E−01 5.42E−01 −81.89 −9.70−15.76 −1.58 FALSE −1.62 −1.49 GAA 1.72E−01 6.87E−01 −81.55 −2.56 −27.32−1.50 FALSE −1.23 −0.56 CD58 1.48E−01 5.02E−01 −81.12 −1.03 −40.89 −2.52FALSE −2.40 −3.24 HLA-E 5.00E−02 9.47E−01 −79.92 −25.19 −23.50 −1.86FALSE −3.54 0.48 TIMP3 4.17E−01 8.28E−02 −79.58 −6.278620205−2.728290317 −1.11 FALSE −1.13 −1.19 NR4A1 1.22E−01 6.52E−01 −79.47−14.82 −8.42 −1.37 FALSE 0.32 −0.51 FXYD3 2.31E−02 8.64E−01 −78.83 −3.88−17.90 −1.81 FALSE −0.47 −0.96 TAPBP 9.56E−02 9.33E−01 −78.23 −9.90−25.67 −1.40 FALSE −3.06 0.45 CTSD 2.10E−01 4.50E−01 −76.29 −35.68−12.15 −1.73 FALSE 0.51 1.21 NSG1 2.25E−01 5.26E−02 −75.54 −6.8850195−45.25690934 −0.59 FALSE NA NA DCBLD2 1.51E−01 3.97E−01 −75.17 −2.70−30.36 −2.50 FALSE −0.93 −1.69 GBP2 3.33E−02 4.65E−01 −74.58 −6.60−112.34 −3.42 FALSE −9.49 −2.53 FAM3C 2.17E−02 3.24E−01 −73.79−1.099557442 −34.2099212 −0.80 FALSE −4.22 −2.95 CALU 7.70E−01 2.45E−01−73.21 −2.96 −22.58 −1.44 FALSE 0.34 −0.56 DDR1 1.30E−02 9.47E−01 −72.941.320302264 −41.93649931 −0.93 FALSE −0.66 −1.98 TIMP1 2.44E−01 1.95E−01−72.66 0.832732502 −44.31465375 −1.27 FALSE −2.53 −0.80 LRPAP1 3.26E−015.82E−01 −72.03 −8.741825947 −33.28409269 −1.12 FALSE 0.55 0.62 CD441.20E−01 7.83E−01 −71.20 −42.03 −7.56 −1.31 FALSE −1.20 −0.70 GSN1.83E−01 9.76E−02 −71.17 −7.066367901 −8.379109684 −1.25 FALSE −0.48−0.40 PTRF 1.20E−01 1.26E−01 −70.87 −11.99 −21.89 −2.19 FALSE −0.81−0.88 CAPG 3.42E−01 4.17E−01 −70.60 −17.12110776 −3.792804113 −1.21FALSE −0.42 0.69 CD47 1.14E−01 8.55E−01 −68.77 −5.84 −21.44 −2.75 FALSE−5.65 −3.19 CCND3 1.48E−01 7.90E−01 −68.60 −0.85 −62.30 −2.43 FALSE−0.65 0.43 HLA-C 1.63E−01 4.28E−01 −68.47 −22.92 −13.18 −1.33 FALSE−4.97 −1.10 CARD16 3.15E−02 9.14E−01 −68.09 −1.20 −51.51 −1.48 FALSE−0.65 0.50 DUSP6 3.52E−01 3.46E−01 −67.35 −1.443530586 −32.17071544−0.53 FALSE −4.33 −2.45 IL1RAP 6.76E−03 4.53E−01 −66.82 −2.25 −24.21−3.64 FALSE −1.77 −1.51 FGFR1 7.25E−02 1.31E−01 −66.47 9.950506533−57.92951091 −1.14 FALSE −0.49 −0.62 TRIML2 8.90E−01 1.20E−01 −66.2421.84557542 −68.40922705 −0.49 FALSE −1.47 −1.52 ZBTB38 7.00E−013.77E−01 −65.84 −6.25 −8.44 −1.64 FALSE −3.18 −3.11 PRSS23 6.42E−018.53E−02 −63.62 −0.34 −35.59 −1.53 FALSE −0.54 0.37 S100B 4.64E−016.74E−01 −63.21 −18.39689161 −0.989534032 −1.08 FALSE −1.72 −0.73 PLP21.29E−02 7.48E−01 −63.01 −3.16 −7.46 −1.46 FALSE 0.34 −0.80 LAMP22.64E−01 6.13E−01 −62.96 −5.73 −13.68 −1.48 FALSE −1.19 −1.06 FCGR2A8.31E−04 8.38E−01 −62.40 −0.623470411 −28.64302633 −0.93 FALSE −6.97−2.82 LGALS1 7.24E−02 1.72E−01 −61.40 −12.41 −1.43 −1.38 FALSE 0.77 1.02NPC1 9.96E−02 4.70E−01 −60.93 −2.330822107 −12.24708172 −0.83 FALSE 0.37−0.31 UBC 6.96E−01 4.80E−01 −60.76 −6.83 −41.63 −1.69 FALSE −1.71 −0.61TNFRSF12A 8.03E−02 7.99E−01 −60.31 1.73 −37.68 −1.53 FALSE −0.63 −0.66SPON2 1.56E−01 2.67E−01 −59.94 −0.444813435 −54.28549635 −0.87 FALSE−0.62 0.47 EEA1 4.38E−01 4.73E−01 −59.50 0.680184335 −13.23401918 −1.02FALSE −1.33 −2.70 CD63 7.00E−01 2.67E−01 −59.49 −14.73233445−14.29263209 −1.30 FALSE 1.10 0.65 SGK1 4.34E−01 3.83E−01 −59.42−2.77588165 −13.5729112 −0.52 FALSE 0.63 0.68 HPCAL1 1.03E−01 6.53E−02−59.22 −8.70 −10.48 −1.83 FALSE −0.69 −0.91 HLA-B 5.22E−02 8.84E−01−58.69 −16.7731158 −7.71200708 −1.18 FALSE −5.85 −0.79 SERPINA1 5.48E−014.51E−01 −58.50 4.67012442 −61.13154453 −0.74 FALSE −2.78 0.47 JUN3.03E−01 7.09E−01 −58.42 1.182777495 −17.43164065 −1.18 FALSE −0.89 0.32HLA-A 4.98E−02 9.30E−01 −58.18 −26.50 −18.12 −1.46 FALSE −2.09 −0.34RAMP1 5.43E−01 2.02E−01 −58.03 −11.93 −63.50 −1.60 FALSE 0.45 0.53 TPP17.54E−02 8.18E−01 −57.91 −18.16810565 −4.426800522 −1.02 FALSE −0.70−0.41 FYB 1.49E−01 7.19E−01 −57.13 −2.867192419 −45.73445912 −0.52 FALSE−4.33 −0.75 RDH5 1.02E−01 8.47E−01 −56.99 1.683618144 −39.48423368 −0.59FALSE −3.18 −2.30 SDC3 1.84E−01 4.92E−01 −56.80 −2.227320442−7.930319849 −0.90 FALSE −1.46 −0.67 PRKCDBP 2.03E−01 3.35E−01 −56.58−3.45 −25.88 −2.48 FALSE −0.69 −0.46 CSGALNACT1 3.14E−01 1.30E−01 −56.46−1.005860494 −21.10234746 −1.19 FALSE −5.34 −3.85 HLA-H 2.38E−017.55E−01 −56.36 −26.8522345 −2.691659575 −0.99 FALSE −2.77 −0.44 CLEC2B9.68E−04 1.64E−01 −55.69 −3.93 −40.47 −1.87 FALSE −8.63 −4.19 ATP1B14.75E−01 9.93E−02 −55.53 3.790248535 −73.66520645 −0.74 FALSE −3.09−1.56 DAG1 2.86E−01 6.40E−01 −55.41 −3.15 −5.62 −1.66 FALSE −0.71 −0.52NFKBIA 5.25E−03 5.77E−01 −55.35 −7.315272323 −17.05872829 −1.05 FALSE−4.18 −0.54 SRPX 3.36E−01 2.51E−01 −55.12 −7.37 −3.79 −2.09 FALSE −0.80−1.57 CASP1 6.92E−02 8.19E−01 −55.00 −1.031280571 −66.1978381 −0.96FALSE −1.32 0.38 DPYSL2 1.23E−02 7.32E−01 −54.92 −1.056511462−99.22916498 −1.14 FALSE −0.77 0.34 S100A1 1.82E−01 1.09E−01 −54.68−14.25397572 −14.42420921 −0.63 FALSE −0.61 −0.78 FLJ43663 Inf Inf−54.67 −6.490292736 −10.57910257 −1.20 FALSE −4.45 −4.16 UPP1 1.21E−017.67E−01 −54.34 −7.451372117 −2.528276372 −1.13 FALSE 1.67 1.17 APOE3.46E−01 1.80E−01 −54.04 −4.357609216 −10.06500479 0.32 FALSE 0.31 1.11LPL 1.87E−01 1.61E−01 −54.00 −6.59 −51.84 −2.19 FALSE −0.45 −0.45 KLF43.63E−02 9.02E−01 −53.99 −0.31 −23.01 −2.34 FALSE −0.55 −0.36 SLC20A13.66E−01 3.38E−01 −53.68 0.47 −18.37 −2.06 FALSE −2.41 −1.61 LGALS3BP1.92E−01 8.74E−01 −53.62 −12.98 −5.64 −1.68 FALSE −0.61 0.43 LINC001164.39E−01 1.53E−01 −53.33 0.38 −29.09 −1.90 FALSE NA NA RPS4Y1 8.64E−029.11E−01 −53.11 −64.09755214 −3.82061851 −0.66 FALSE 1.34 1.23 SQRDL9.82E−02 8.26E−01 −52.38 −5.25 −38.28 −3.08 FALSE −3.94 −1.26 ITM2B2.72E−02 7.97E−01 −52.21 −10.23 −13.51 −1.63 FALSE −5.41 −2.59 TMX44.28E−01 2.58E−01 −52.20 −1.16 −13.17 −1.39 FALSE −2.83 −1.33 IL6ST1.01E−02 3.26E−01 −52.05 −2.89 −6.37 −1.61 FALSE −1.92 −0.83 BIRC31.72E−01 7.32E−01 −51.42 −7.23 −41.19 −4.32 FALSE −7.28 −2.50 ANXA24.45E−01 5.66E−01 −51.27 −12.18 −8.25 −2.15 FALSE 0.78 0.68 ZBTB202.19E−01 7.01E−01 −51.13 −1.09 −25.68 −1.43 FALSE −0.42 0.31 GRN9.79E−02 5.69E−01 −51.04 −3.33479904 10.58500961 −0.92 FALSE 0.51 0.95SERPINE1 2.26E−01 8.94E−02 −50.78 0.45 −45.37 −2.08 FALSE −1.78 −0.47MT1X 9.41E−02 7.92E−01 −50.16 −2.90 −20.02 −1.51 FALSE −1.45 −2.13FCGR2C 6.04E−04 3.75E−01 −50.04 −6.560207399 −28.23432948 −0.90 FALSE−5.71 −2.00 ACSL3 4.57E−01 3.37E−01 −49.94 −3.939970091 −4.775352737−0.49 FALSE −0.93 −1.32 IFI27 2.77E−01 4.25E−01 −49.91 −24.12491388−7.193933103 −1.12 FALSE −3.69 −1.74 AEBP1 7.23E−03 7.36E−01 −49.86−0.652064041 −9.791519511 −1.24 FALSE −0.31 0.33 TIPARP 6.67E−025.81E−01 −49.73 −1.699010303 −20.12848456 −1.30 FALSE −2.25 −1.20 VAMP87.89E−02 4.82E−01 −49.73 −5.340727074 −25.95153555 −0.78 FALSE −0.771.19 DST 3.55E−01 6.19E−01 −48.89 −2.44 −3.35 −1.59 FALSE 0.47 0.55IFI35 1.88E−01 7.91E−01 −48.67 −7.02 −6.98 −2.31 FALSE −3.05 −1.00 ITGB13.60E−01 2.39E−01 −48.52 −3.58 −9.62 −2.66 FALSE −1.85 −1.87 BCL68.45E−02 8.06E−01 −48.50 −4.89 −22.66 −3.13 FALSE −4.25 −1.89 ERBB31.90E−01 6.37E−01 −48.36 −9.73134426 −0.439078261 −0.73 FALSE 0.53 0.33ZMYM6NB 6.10E−01 1.14E−01 −47.89 −1.77 −21.83 −1.45 FALSE NA NA CLIC41.22E−01 3.15E−01 −47.81 −1.16 −17.42 −1.41 FALSE −4.55 −3.87 FOS4.13E−01 6.43E−01 −47.57 −6.386092681 −1.042139346 −0.73 FALSE −0.87−0.36 IGF1R 3.62E−01 4.41E−01 −47.19 −1.54 −23.75 −1.37 FALSE −0.36−0.58 PLEKHB1 2.57E−02 3.38E−01 −46.81 6.095867912 −42.43208655 −0.54FALSE −1.60 −1.68 GOLGB1 5.56E−01 4.63E−01 −46.38 −4.661054566−8.368284482 −1.24 FALSE −2.84 −2.24 PSAP 1.12E−01 7.72E−01 −45.94−17.73630528 0.396372679 −1.07 FALSE −0.67 0.69 RNF145 4.06E−02 6.25E−01−45.93 −4.00 −9.25 −2.29 FALSE −2.59 −1.12 CTSL1 5.49E−01 2.91E−01−45.88 −13.12164871 −18.65717439 −0.84 FALSE 0.67 0.86 SYNGR2 2.82E−037.59E−01 −45.78 −5.09168104 −10.48190321 −0.94 FALSE −1.25 0.81 HTATIP28.60E−01 1.13E−01 −45.69 −2.00 −19.85 −2.43 FALSE −1.31 −1.68 KLF62.33E−02 6.52E−01 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2.54E−0114.12 5.91760368 2.667632146 1.24 FALSE 2.66 1.38 PRPF4 5.54E−011.41E−01 14.16 8.189088103 2.044969562 0.86 FALSE 2.38 1.76 HNRNPD5.99E−01 2.59E−01 14.17 4.315130309 7.503641237 1.01 FALSE −0.35 0.63MCM4 4.36E−01 2.25E−01 14.19 1.664350763 0.953479445 0.93 FALSE 1.501.57 AP3M1 8.55E−02 5.45E−01 14.24 0.629153205 6.41742361 1.11 FALSE0.51 0.84 XIST 7.44E−01 2.49E−02 14.30 29.59293181 7.697689322 0.45FALSE −1.93 −1.51 FAM64A 6.61E−01 8.41E−02 14.31 8.330570062−0.351042029 0.83 FALSE 1.24 0.88 G3BP1 4.02E−01 3.85E−01 14.3110.54566035 1.943806272 −0.40 FALSE −0.40 0.45 SNCG 4.74E−01 1.77E−0114.33 18.24763977 −7.528207908 0.97 FALSE 0.76 2.26 PI4KB 6.25E−012.16E−01 14.34 −0.797031323 29.52117947 0.41 FALSE 4.66 3.87 DDX465.72E−01 7.29E−02 14.35 5.88404805 5.552908424 0.75 FALSE −0.96 −0.52NNT 3.32E−01 5.47E−01 14.37 14.45967163 −6.905512186 1.70 FALSE 0.340.45 TIMM17A 8.05E−01 5.02E−02 14.40 4.529771377 5.274485432 0.98 FALSE0.67 −0.48 FTSJ3 7.42E−01 2.64E−02 14.41 11.3059408 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1.82 POSTN 2.42E−01 9.71E−02 14.5725.61569592 −8.584718074 0.72 FALSE 0.46 0.73 GTF2H2C 6.04E−01 1.69E−0114.58 −0.403995243 5.926998115 2.48 FALSE −1.77 −1.09 GNL3 3.37E−014.02E−01 14.61 3.602849144 4.807218992 0.66 FALSE −1.34 −1.91 GBAS2.19E−01 2.58E−01 14.62 3.050038089 8.165505882 1.17 FALSE −1.66 −2.61MEST 4.42E−01 1.23E−01 14.64 26.73500059 −1.521354639 0.45 FALSE 0.430.43 CDH3 6.93E−02 4.14E−02 14.67 −4.060021324 27.37588719 0.38 FALSE3.88 3.59 PLEKHJ1 5.88E−01 1.16E−01 14.68 3.793428817 7.780824818 0.33FALSE 0.67 0.70 ECHS1 1.07E−01 2.20E−01 14.72 1.041998674 13.080422311.96 FALSE 2.27 1.81 SLC45A2 4.80E−01 3.24E−02 14.73 11.2315777320.34505987 1.51 FALSE 2.62 2.58 NEUROD1 5.30E−01 1.52E−01 14.7511.86664298 −10.86699078 0.69 FALSE −0.77 −1.69 ACTR1A 2.03E−01 2.17E−0214.76 0.616928184 16.24202821 0.49 FALSE 3.57 3.89 CD24 2.14E−012.06E−01 14.78 1.079125614 1.079391239 0.79 FALSE 0.64 1.79 LOC388796Inf Inf 14.79 −0.443428997 8.562706973 −0.46 FALSE 1.60 0.61 CDC205.51E−01 4.34E−02 14.80 4.913073148 0.753666063 0.63 FALSE 2.89 2.24TPI1 4.34E−01 1.30E−01 14.82 5.327916572 −0.744378475 0.77 TRUE 3.411.46 NOC2L 6.32E−01 2.28E−01 14.83 16.2653311 −1.958200998 1.14 TRUE1.46 0.80 CHCHD1 1.48E−01 5.42E−03 14.88 2.622835248 9.47306062 0.94FALSE 0.45 0.40 ALDH1B1 6.57E−01 3.31E−01 14.98 0.922296057 19.440161742.22 FALSE 0.94 0.33 NTHL1 3.95E−01 1.32E−01 15.01 10.157175582.446536902 1.34 FALSE 1.35 0.87 RARRES2 2.25E−01 5.11E−01 15.054.873224671 −0.301976127 0.91 FALSE −1.43 −0.37 SLC25A44 2.69E−011.85E−01 15.12 1.806177902 12.42707653 0.82 FALSE 2.81 2.10 ECD 3.16E−023.29E−01 15.16 0.508216518 14.92602402 1.10 FALSE −0.56 −0.81 ACBD64.72E−01 9.99E−02 15.18 4.54003142 6.492731101 0.49 FALSE 1.54 −0.33AURKA 4.90E−01 5.48E−03 15.18 4.926437071 1.29370898 1.38 FALSE 1.991.32 PRMT1 5.78E−01 3.22E−01 15.18 7.87390675 2.414514677 0.56 FALSE1.52 0.88 GNB2L1 3.13E−02 4.07E−01 15.22 0.754171752 3.35276588 0.35TRUE 0.40 −0.33 TOMM5 2.75E−01 5.50E−02 15.24 16.83196592 1.2218934991.00 FALSE 1.00 −0.31 SNRPF 2.17E−01 1.95E−01 15.27 15.001454793.094281947 0.67 FALSE 1.20 0.60 KLHL9 1.47E−01 7.18E−01 15.27−0.397375031 24.81289951 0.85 FALSE −1.85 −1.54 RNPS1 1.42E−01 4.75E−0115.29 2.320398903 3.782271567 1.76 FALSE 1.11 0.72 RPL36 5.72E−023.71E−01 15.33 2.178512724 26.41709158 −0.33 FALSE 0.50 0.33 SLC25A116.01E−01 2.68E−01 15.38 12.13755268 0.76179644 0.69 FALSE 1.65 1.15 FDPS3.64E−01 1.03E−01 15.41 3.097761019 7.762648036 0.62 FALSE 4.01 2.54PRPSAP2 4.16E−01 1.22E−01 15.41 9.218191038 2.298741055 1.45 FALSE −0.83−1.15 HAUS1 2.26E−01 3.37E−01 15.43 5.352399583 1.247369224 0.96 FALSE−1.42 −1.32 POLR2A 2.03E−01 8.81E−01 15.51 13.15051816 22.80329056 2.32FALSE 4.89 3.89 TDG 9.85E−01 3.25E−02 15.51 6.013013072 1.030694741 1.73FALSE −0.62 −0.69 EGLN2 1.62E−01 2.30E−01 15.51 4.254455956 6.3447070441.09 FALSE 1.99 2.30 CDCA5 5.88E−01 1.06E−01 15.53 5.285026282−0.307045502 0.82 FALSE 1.49 1.03 EIF2S2 6.74E−01 1.23E−02 15.558.293233204 −0.584561792 0.79 FALSE −1.33 −2.61 CACYBP 5.67E−01 5.28E−0215.56 2.448860208 6.784465091 1.43 FALSE −0.90 −1.21 TOMM22 5.29E−013.03E−03 15.57 11.70143787 1.10512845 1.41 FALSE 1.63 0.57 GLUL 4.19E−011.68E−01 15.60 −0.524584718 13.62207707 0.68 FALSE −1.32 0.33 KPNA22.93E−01 5.18E−03 15.60 4.991817798 6.639820973 0.58 FALSE 3.86 3.97GTF2E1 2.03E−01 5.56E−01 15.64 0.78347328 2.048719802 1.04 FALSE −1.63−1.64 LINC00665 1.28E−01 8.43E−01 15.74 1.516171688 5.780486589 1.43FALSE NA NA TARS2 4.95E−01 1.64E−01 15.74 3.244718053 7.167953196 1.02FALSE 2.01 1.13 ZSWIM7 4.97E−01 4.57E−01 15.77 5.395171027 2.0007490520.66 FALSE −0.62 −1.46 SPDYE5 2.06E−01 4.71E−01 15.80 0.7484772348.22009067 1.06 FALSE −0.85 −0.64 LSM4 6.34E−01 1.59E−01 15.824.47062328 2.251693195 0.39 FALSE 3.16 1.48 MYL9 4.21E−01 5.72E−02 15.880.696709556 7.750938059 0.63 FALSE 0.83 0.90 ATP5B 4.63E−01 7.46E−0215.89 2.737412219 3.557050178 1.66 FALSE 3.60 1.19 RGS3 2.55E−014.95E−01 15.91 6.172391972 3.484629082 −0.38 FALSE −0.57 0.57 CHTOP6.15E−01 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3.75E−01 66.05 3.71633030698.77989575 1.30 FALSE −0.64 −0.62 RPL28 1.50E−02 4.21E−01 67.315.83385988 54.9536147 0.71 TRUE 0.99 1.01 MID1  1.41E−O1 5.75E−01 68.4530.60224621 19.98794862 1.40 FALSE 1.53 1.43 MAGEA4 6.31E−01 2.50E−0170.13 154.853259 −37.77268982 0.76 TRUE −1.19 −1.25 SOX4 4.33E−013.28E−01 71.11 26.0610551 13.43061044 2.03 FALSE 1.15 0.82 EIF4EBP24.09E−02 5.48E−01 71.92 4.991883552 41.12087104 1.61 FALSE 0.57 1.03SNAI2 3.83E−01 1.30E−01 75.43 7.149559432 49.17185344 1.36 FALSE 1.351.14 FOXRED2 2.26E−01 4.31E−01 75.45 12.49982549 58.21339609 3.02 FALSE3.28 1.62 RPL13AP5 1.17E−01 2.55E−01 77.82 2.595272255 72.74029977 0.90TRUE NA NA PABPC1 1.84E−01 6.67E−01 79.27 7.945824677 66.88581105 1.76FALSE −0.44 0.64 RPL8 1.61E−01 5.12E−01 79.52 0.613777713 40.160808491.75 TRUE 0.73 1.10 RPS7 1.97E−01 2.87E−01 79.88 12.55655574 40.627112741.62 FALSE −0.52 −0.79 C1QBP 4.72E−01 1.88E−01 84.82 24.3094479714.37047936 1.82 TRUE 1.60 0.63 TP53 5.16E−01 4.69E−01 85.56 32.4495700913.44990773 1.60 TRUE 0.40 0.47 C17orf76-AS1 7.92E−01 9.18E−02 87.516.678852726 62.53860033 1.51 FALSE NA NA PTP4A3 5.09E−01 1.18E−01 94.1218.75491086 26.97417247 3.61 FALSE 1.56 1.83 PFN1 3.26E−01 2.42E−0196.68 20.383459 27.16487933 2.07 FALSE 1.34 2.82 RPLP0 5.66E−02 6.51E−01102.20 8.883720005 57.64453707 1.97 TRUE 1.37 0.73 RPS19 1.31E−013.50E−01 116.49 8.842607397 97.09263286 1.07 TRUE 1.43 1.14 SERPINF11.90E−01 4.68E−01 138.29 45.36545505 71.24671866 3.31 FALSE 0.79 0.87

TABLE 13 Down-regulated and Up-regulated genes post- immunotherapytreatment in malignant cells Down-regulated post-treatment Up-regulatedpost-treatment ABHD2 ITM2B ACAA2 PRDX3 ACSL4 JUNB ADSL PSTPIP2 AHNAKKCNN4 AEN PTGDS AHR KIAA1551 AHCY PTP4A3 AIM2 KLF4 ALDH1B1 RBM34 ANGPTL4KLF6 ARHGEF1 RBM4 ANXA1 LAMB1 ARPC5 RPL10A ANXA2 LAMP2 ATXN10 RPL17 APODLGALS1 ATXN2L RPP30 ATF3 LGALS3BP B4GALT3 RPS3 ATP1A1 LINC00116 BCCIPRPS7 ATP1B3 LOC100127888 BGN RPSA BBX LOXL2 C10orf32 RUVBL2 BCL6 LOXL3C16orf88 SAMM50 BIRC3 LPL C17orf76-AS1 SBNO1 BSG LXN C20orf112 SERPINF1C16orf45 MAGEC2 CDCA7 SKP2 C8orf40 MFI2 CECR5 SLC45A2 CALU MIA CPSF1SMC3 CARD16 MT1E CS SMG7 CAV1 MT1F CTCFL SMS CBFB MT1G CTPS1 SNAI2CCDC109B MT1M DLL3 SORD CCND3 MT1X DTD2 SOX4 CD151 MT2A ECHDC1 SRCAPCD200 NFE2L1 ECHS1 SRSF7 CD44 NFKBIZ EIF4A1 STARD10 CD46 NNMT EIF4EBP2TBXA2R CD47 NOTCH2 EIF6 THOC5 CD58 NR4A1 EML4 TIMM22 CD59 OS9 ENY2TIMM23 CD9 P4HA2 ESRG TMC6 CD97 PDE4B FAM174B TOMM22 CDH19 PELI1 FAM213ATPM1 CERS5 PIGT FBL TSNAX CFB PMAIP1 FBLN1 TSR1 CHI3L2 PNPLA8 FDXR TSTA3CLEC2B PPAPDC1B FOXRED2 TULP4 CLIC4 PRKCDBP FXN UBAP2L COL16A1 PRNP GALTUCHL5 COL5A2 PROS1 GEMIN8 UROS CREG1 PRSS23 GLOD4 VPS72 CRELD1 PSMB9GPATCH4 WDR6 CRYAB PSME1 HDAC2 XPNPEP1 CSPG4 PTPMT1 HMGN3 XRCC5 CST3PTRF HSD17B14 YDJC CTNNAL1 RAMP1 IDH2 ZFP36L1 CTSA RND3 ILF2 ZNF286ACTSB RNH1 ISYNA1 CTSD RPN2 KIAA0020 DCBLD2 S100A10 KLHDC8B DCTN6 S100A6LMCD1 EGR1 SCCPDH LOC100505876 EMP1 SERINCI LYPLA1 EPDR1 SERPINA3 LZTS2FAM114A1 SERPINE1 MAZ FAM46A SERPINE2 METAP2 FCRLA SLC20A1 MID1 FN1SLC35A5 MIR4461 FNDC3B SLC39A14 MPDU1 FXYD3 SLC5A3 MPZL1 G6PD SMIM3MRPS16 GAA SPARC MSTO1 GADD45B SPRY2 MTG1 GALNS SQRDL MYADM GBP2 STAT1MYBBP1A GEM SUMF1 MYL6B GRAMD3 TAP1 NARS2 GSTM2 TAPBP NCBP1 HLA-ATEKT4P2 NDUFAF6 HLA-C TF NDUFS2 HLA-E TFAP2C NF2 HLA-F TMEM43 NHEJ1HPCAL1 TMX4 NME6 HSP90B1 TNC NNT HTATIP2 TNFRSF10B NOLC1 IFI27L2TNFRSF12A NTHL1 IFI44 TSC22D3 OAZ2 IFI6 TSPAN31 OXA1L IFITM3 UBA7 PABPC1IGF1R UBC PAICS IGFBP3 UBE2L6 PAK1IP1 IGFBP7 XPO7 PFN1 IL1RAP ZBTB20POLR2A ITGA6 ZDHHC5 PPA1 ITGB3 ZMYM6NB PRAME

The signature was down-regulated in resistant tumors for genesassociated with coagulation, apoptosis, TNF-alpha signaling via NFKB(NFKBIZ), Antigen processing and presentation (e.g., MHC-I, HSPA1A),metallothioneins (e.g., MT2A, MT1E) involved in metal storage,transport, and detoxification, and IFNGR2 (Gao et al. Cell 2016).

The signature was up-regulated in resistant tumors for genes associatedwith negative regulation of angiogenesis and MYC targets.

Serine protease inhibitors (SERPINs), which are involved in proteaseinhibition and control of coagulation and inflammation weredifferentially expressed in the signature. Prior studies relate torecurrent SERPINB3 and SERPINB4 mutations in patients who respond toanti-CTLA4 immunotherapy (Riaz et al. NG 2016). SERPINA3, SERPINA1,SERPINE2 were down-regulated in resistant tumors. SERPINF1, SERPINB9were up-regulated in resistant tumors.

The resistance signature also strongly correlated with MHC-I expression(FIG. 22). One of the tumors in the cohort has a wide range of MHC-Iexpression in the malignant cells. Applicants filtered HLA genes fromthe resistance signature, and scored the malignant cells. The malignantcells with the highest resistance scores in this tumor under expressMHC-I.

There are 13 different metallothioneins and 6 of them aremoderately/highly expressed in the melanoma malignant cells. WhenApplicants scored the cells according to this mini-signature separationbetween the treated and untreated samples was observed (FIG. 23).Therefore, a signature only including metallothioneins may be used inthe methods of the present invention.

The Prognostic Value of the Post-Immunotherapy Modules

Applicants discovered that the immunotherapy resistance signature wasalso predictive of survival rates in tumors. The prognostic value of thesignature is significant (P=1.6e-05), even when accounting for T-cellinfiltration scores as shown by analyzing samples in the cancer genomeatlas (TCGA) (FIG. 24). The resistance signature performs better thanother single-cell based signatures in predicting high and low survivalrates (FIG. 25).

To further examine the generalizability of the PIT modules Applicantsanalyzed the bulk gene expression data of melanoma tumors from TheCancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). As Applicants saw at the single-cell level,Applicants find that the genes within each module are co-expressedacross tumors, while the two modules are negatively correlated.Applicants postulated that higher expression of the PIT-up program and alower expression of the PIT-down program might indicate that the tumoris more resilient against immune-mediated clearing, resulting in a moreaggressive disease. To test this hypothesis, Applicants scored eachtumor according to the immunotherapy modules and examined the prognosticvalue of these scores. Indeed, the immunotherapy scores aresignificantly associated with patient survival, such that the expressionof the PIT-up (down) signature is associated with lower (higher)survival rates (FIG. 24, 25).

To examine the significance of this finding Applicants performed thesame analysis with signatures that were previously identified based onthe analysis of the single cell melanoma data (Tirosh et al., Dissectingthe multicellular ecosystem of metastatic melanoma by single-cellRNA-seq. Science. 2016 Apr. 8; 352(6282):189-96). Applicants dividedthese signatures into two groups: (1) malignant signatures—signaturesthat describe the state of the malignant cells, as cell cycle, and theAXL and MITF signatures, which were previously shown to be associatedwith the response to targeted therapy; (2) tumor composition signaturesthat describe a specific cell type or the state of a non-malignant celltype within the tumor microenvironment. None of the malignant signaturesis significantly associated with patient survival, indicating that merevariation across malignant cells is not sufficient to yield suchresults. The cell-type signatures are associated with patient survival,especially those that related to T-cell infiltration, though theirprognostic signal is redundant when accounting for tumor purity. Thelatter is estimated based on CNVs.

Importantly, the prognostic value of the PIT scores is significant evenwhen accounting for the tumor purity and T-cell infiltration scores.Interestingly, the PIT-up (down) scores are negatively (positively)correlated to the T-cell scores, as Applicants further describe herein.Nonetheless, the combination of the PIT and T-cell scores yieldssignificantly more accurate predictions of patient survival compared tothose obtained when using each score separately, indicating that the PITmodules capture tumor properties that cannot be explained just by T-cellinfiltration levels.

The Post-Immunotherapy Modules are Associated with Response to Anti-PD1and Anti-CTLA4 in the Clinic and in Mouse Models

Immunotherapy introduces selective pressures that, in case of anunsuccessful treatment, are likely to increase the abundance ofimmunotherapy-resistant cells. The post-immunotherapy signaturesApplicants derived might capture these resistant cell states, and, assuch, may help to detect innate resistance to anti-PD-1 or anti-CTLA4therapy—pretreatment. To examine this concept Applicants analyzed thegene expression profiles of responding (n=15) and non-responding (n=13)tumors sampled prior to anti-PD-1 therapy. Indeed, the tumors ofresponders overexpressed the PIT-down signature and underexpressed thePIT-up signature, resulting in accurate predictors of response toanti-PD-1 (P=3.38e-02 and 5.5e-04, Area Under the Receiver OperatingCharacteristic Curve (ROC-AUC)=0.91 and 0.77. In another gene expressioncohort of pre-anti-CTLA-4 melanoma tumors the signatures did not yield asignificant separation between the responders and non-responders.Therefore, Applicants set out to test the signatures in a morecontrolled setting of a murine model, in which genetically identicalmice that experienced the same environment and treatment display adichotomous response to anti-CTLA4. Indeed, responders scored higher forthe PIT-down signature and lower for the PIT-up signature, resulting inaccurate predictors of response to anti-CTLA4 in this model (P=1.2e-05,ROC-AUC=0.99). The ITR signature was predictive of eventual outcome inboth mouse and human data. First, in a bulk RNA-Seq study of anti-CTLA4therapy in mouse, the malignant ITR score predicted well non-responderscompared to responders. Applicants analyzed 27 patients associated withanti-PD1 response (Hugo et al., 2016). The malignant ITR wassignificantly lower in pre-treatment samples from patients with completeresponse compared to those with partial or no response (FIG. 26). The(5) complete-responders in the data of Hugo et al. scored lower for thesc-resistance signature compared to the other 22 patients (P=9.37e-04).These results indicate that the signatures identified capture cellstates that are linked to anti-PD1 and anti-CTLA4 resistance.

Genes that were up-regulated in the resistant tumors (single cell) weredown-regulated in CR vs. others (P=9.6e-14) and C/PR vs. NR (NS) (FIG.27). Genes that were down-regulated in the resistant tumors (singlecell) were up-regulated in CR vs. others (P=2.8e-11) and C/PR vs. NR(P=2.8e-03) (FIG. 28).

Associating Melanoma-Cell-Intrinsic States with T-Cell Infiltration andExclusion.

Tumor infiltration with T cells is one of the strongest predictors ofpatient response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in various cancertypes. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie spontaneousT-cell infiltration could aid the development of therapeutic solutionsfor patients with non-inflamed tumors. Applicants leveraged thesingle-cell data and bulk gene expression cohorts of melanoma tumors tomap malignant transcriptional states that are associated with T-cellinfiltration or exclusion.

First, Applicants analyzed the single-cell data to derive a CD8 T-cellsignature, consisting of genes that are primarily expressed by CD8T-cells (Methods). Applicants used this signature to estimate the T-cellinfiltration level of melanoma tumors based on their bulk geneexpression profiles. Applicants show that patients with more T-cellinfiltration, according to this measure, are more likely to respond toanti-CTLA4 and to MAGE-A3 antigen-specific immunotherapy, and havebetter overall survival. Next, Applicants identified based on thesingle-cell data genes that are expressed primarily by malignantmelanoma cells. Applicants then searched for genes that are correlatedwith T cell abundance in the bulk TCGA gene expression cohort, whilerestricting the search only to the malignant-specific genes to derive aninitial T-cell-infiltration signature (T cell exclusion signature(T-ex).

While the initial signature is informative, it is limited for two mainreasons. First, there are only 384 genes that could be confidentlydefined as exclusively expressed by the malignant melanoma cells.Second, it cannot confidently identify genes whose expression in themalignant cells will exclude T-cells. To overcome these limitations,Applicants used the initial T-cell infiltration signature only as ananchor, and searched for genes whose expression level in the individualmalignant cells is positively or negatively correlated to the overallexpression of this initial signature. Applicants defined genes that arestrongly positively (negatively) correlated to the initial signature asthe infiltrated (non-infiltrated) module. Of note, non-malignant cellsexpress most of the genes in these modules, and hence it would have beendifficult to associate them with T-cell infiltration without leveragingthe single-cell data.

The genes in the infiltrated module (exclusion-down) play a major rolein antigen processing and presentation (HLA-AB/C, B2M, TAPBP) andinterferon gamma response (e.g., IFI27, IFI35, IRF4, IRF9, STAT2). Incertain embodiments, the infiltrated module includes the followinggenes: A2M, AEBP1, AHNAK, ANXA1, APOC2, APOD, APOE, ATP1A1, ATP1B1, C4A,CAPN3, CAV1, CD151, CD59, CD63, CDH19, CRYAB, CSPG4, CSRP1, CST3, CTSB,CTSD, DAG1, DDR1, DUSP6, ETV5, EVA1A, FBXO32, FCGR2A, FGFR1, GAA,GATSL3, GJB1, GRN, GSN, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-F, HLA-H, IFI35, IGFBP7,IGSF8, ITGA3, ITGA7, ITGB3, LAMP2, LGALS3, LOXL4, LRPAP1, LY6E, LYRM9,MATN2, MFGE8, MIA, MPZ, MT2A, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L6, NPC1, NPC2, NSG1,PERP, PKM, PLEKHB1, PROS1, PRSS23, PYGB, RDH5, ROPN1, S100A1, S100A13,S100A6, S100B, SCARB2, SCCPDH, SDC3, SEMA3B, SERPINA1, SERPINA3,SERPINE2, SGCE, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, SPON2, SPP1, TIMP1, TIMP2, TIMP3,TM4SF1, TMEM255A, TMX4, TNFSF4, TPP1, TRIML2, TSC22D3, TXNIP, TYR, UBCand WBP2.

The non-infiltrated module (exclusion-up) is mainly enriched with MYCtargets and MYC itself. It also includes STRAP, which is an inhibitor ofTGF-beta signaling, and SMARCA4 (or BRG1)—a subunit of the BAF complexthat has a key role in mediating beta-catenin signaling. The latter hasbeen shown to promote T-cell exclusion in mice. In certain embodiments,the non-infiltrated module includes the following genes: AHCY, BZW2,CCNB1IP1, CCT6A, EEF2, EIF3B, GGCT, ILF3, IMPDH2, MDH2, MYBBP1A, NT5DC2,PAICS, PFKM, POLD2, PTK7, SLC19A1, SMARCA4, STRAP, TIMM13, TOP1MT, TRAP1and USP22.

Interestingly, these results mirror and overlap the PIT signatures. Whenscoring the malignant cells according to these infiltration signaturesApplicants find that the treatment naïve malignant cells scoresignificantly higher for infiltration compared to the post-treatmentmalignant cells. In other words, malignant cells having the ITRsignature have higher exclusion signatures and treatment naïve malignantcells have higher infiltration signatures (FIG. 29). These resultsindicate that cells which survive post-immunotherapy either reside inless infiltrated niches within the tumor or have increased capacity toexclude T-cells from their immediate microenvironment. Not being boundby a theory, malignant cells that survive immunotherapy are either tobegin with are in a T cell excluded TME or became T cell excluding.

Immunotherapy Triggers Significant Transcriptional Changes in CD8T-Cells

Next Applicants set out to map the transcriptional landscape of theimmune cells and examine the association of these states withimmunotherapy. Applicants performed the analysis separately for eachcell type (CD8 T-cells, CD4 T-cells, B-cells, and macrophages). First,Applicants performed an unbiased analysis to explore the main sources ofheterogeneity in melanoma CD8 T-cells. To this end, Applicants appliedPrinciple Component Analysis (PCA) followed by nonlinear dimensionalityreduction (t-distributed stochastic neighbor embedding (t-SNE)).Interestingly, in the first PCs and the t-SNE dimensions, the CD8T-cells are segregated according to their treatment history, such thatpost-treatment cells cluster together and apart from the treatment naïvecells. These findings demonstrate that immunotherapy triggerssignificant transcriptional changes in CD8 T-cells, and highlight twoadditional and orthogonal sources of heterogeneity: one that isattributed to cell cycle, and another that is attributed to theexpression of inhibitory checkpoints (FIG. 30, 31).

Applicants performed supervised analyses to identify the genes andpathways that are differentially expressed in the post-immunotherapy CD8T-cells compared to the treatment naïve cells. The resulting signaturesindicate that the post-treatment CD8 T-cells are more cytotoxic andexhausted, such that naïve T-cell markers are downregulated, while IL-2signaling, T-cell exhaustion and activation-dysfunction pathways are upregulated. Applicants then scored the CD8 T-cells according to these twosignatures, revealing a spectrum of phenotypes also within the PIT andtreatment naive populations, and within the CD8 T-cell population of thesame tumor.

Applicants speculated that this spectrum might be related to clonalexpansion. Clonal expansion occurs when T cells that recognize aspecific (tumor) antigen proliferate to generate discernible clonalsubpopulations defined by an identical T cell receptor (TCR) sequence.Applicants applied TraCeR to reconstruct the TCR chains of the T-cellsand identify cells that are likely to be a part of the same clone(Stubbington et al., Nature Methods 13, 329-332 (2016)). Overall,Applicants identified 113 clones of varying sizes, three of whichconsist of more than 20 cells (FIG. 32). Specifically, Applicants usedthe TcR sequence to determine the clone of each T cell, anddistinguished four categories: treatment naive or ITR, and expanded ornot. Applicants analyzed their gene expression and saw that cells varyin two ways. First CD8 T cells from ITR patients have distinctexpression, and this is especially pronounced in expanded cells. All themajor expanded clones were in ITR samples, and only very few cells wereexpanded in treatment naive patients. These few expanded cells look morelike cells from the treated patients. Similar to results reported inmice there is an expanded population of Bcl6+Tcf7+ cells in the ITRsamples, some also CXCR5+. When Applicants turn to their functionalstate, Applicants observed that across all patients, regardless oftreatment, some cells are more exhausted and others more naive.

These large clones are from post-treatment patients, indicating thatimmunotherapy is triggering T-cell activation and proliferation evenwhen no objective clinical response is observed. Moreover, Applicantsfind that clonal expansion is strongly associated with the PIT scores,not only across all patients, but also when considering only thepost-immunotherapy or treatment naïve cells. Next Applicants comparedclonally expanded T-cells to the other T-cells within the same tumor toderive signatures of clonal expansion. By leveraging intra-tumor T-cellheterogeneity in this manner Applicants were able to mitigate theproblem of batch effects. In concordance with the previous resultsApplicants find that genes, which are over (under) expressedpost-immunotherapy, are overrepresented in the up (down) regulatedclonal-expansion module (FIG. 33).

Not being bound by a theory, inhibition of genes, which are underexpressed in the T-cells post immunotherapy, could potentially promoteT-cell survival and expansion in the tumor microenvironment. Indeed,these genes are ranked significantly high in the results of an in-vivoshRNA screen that identified negative regulators of T-cell proliferationand survival in mice tumors (P=4.98e-03). All in all, these resultssuggest that post-immunotherapy T-cells are more activated, even in thiscohort of non-responders.

TABLE 14 Post-immunotherapy state in CD8 T-cells Pathway GenesUp-regulated Zinc TFs ZBTB24, ZNF526, ZNF528, ZNF543, ZNF620, ZNF652,ZSCAN2, ZSCAN22 IFN gamma signaling GBP2, GBP5, IRF1, PTPN2, STAT1 PD1signaling CD3D, CD3E, CD3G, HLA-DQA1, HLA-DQA2, HLA-DRB5, PDCD1Down-regulated Cell cycle BIRC5, BUB1, GMNN, MAD2L1, NDC80, TTN, UBE2C,ZWINT Negative regulators CBLB, WNK1, PDCD1 of T-cell survival/proliferation in the TME (Zhou et al. 2014)

Not being bound by a theory, immunotherapy is triggering transcriptionalchanges both in the malignant cells and in the CD8 T-cells. The resultssuggest that the T-cells become more effective, while the malignantcells become more “immune-edited” (e.g., evasion (MHC-1) vs. T-cellexclusion).

Example 3—C-Map Analysis

Drugs that could reduce the resistance signature were analyzed by c-mapanalysis. The analysis showed that the following drugs could reduce theimmunotherapy resistance signature:

-   -   PKC activators;    -   NFKB pathway inhibitors;    -   IGF1R inhibitors; and    -   Reserpine (Used to control high blood pressure & psychotic        symptoms and blocks the vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT)).

The signature is associated with drug response/effects. There was anassociation between the toxicity of different drugs and their resistancescores (according to the resistance signatures). C-map results indicateddrugs that can sensitize/de-sensitize the cells to immunotherapy. Theresults of this analysis are summarized in Table 15-17.

TABLE 15 Drugs that modulate Gene Signature The correlation between theresistance scores of the cell lines and their sensitivity (IC50) to thepertaining drug (based on the CCLE gene expression and the Garnett etal. Nature 2012) Negative R −> more toxic/selective to theimmuno-resistant cells. Positive R −> less toxic/selective to theimmuno-resistant cells. Drug All.R All.P melanoma.R melanoma.P Pazopanib−0.01 8.62E−01 −0.48 3.27E−02 Shikonin −0.05 4.55E−01 −0.48 3.97E−02Etoposide −0.16 2.02E−02 −0.48 4.05E−02 JNK.9L −0.13 4.97E−02 −0.391.00E−01 GSK.650394 −0.17 1.02E−02 −0.37 1.05E−01 X681640 −0.08 1.56E−01−0.37 1.55E−01 Vinorelbine −0.14 3.68E−02 −0.34 1.54E−01 AZD6482 0.161.46E−02 −0.34 1.56E−01 BIRB.0796 −0.11 6.17E−02 −0.33 2.13E−01NVP.BEZ235 0.00 9.79E−01 −0.30 1.59E−01 Roscovitine 0.03 6.90E−01 −0.304.37E−01 Sunitinib −0.04 6.12E−01 −0.30 4.37E−01 Gemcitabine −0.054.18E−01 −0.29 2.19E−01 Epothilone.B −0.05 4.40E−01 −0.29 2.21E−01 ATRA−0.20 6.16E−04 −0.28 3.14E−01 VX.702 −0.16 6.16E−03 −0.27 2.62E−01 QS11−0.17 7.40E−03 −0.27 2.50E−01 Lapatinib 0.29 4.69E−04 −0.27 4.93E−01BMS.536924 0.32 7.64E−05 −0.25 5.21E−01 Vorinostat −0.37 2.73E−11 −0.253.02E−01 PD.0332991 −0.06 2.82E−01 −0.22 3.75E−01 Parthenolide 0.083.55E−01 −0.22 5.81E−01 AZD.2281 −0.18 1.72E−03 −0.21 3.71E−01 FTI.2770.18 6.29E−03 −0.21 3.85E−01 IPA.3 −0.08 2.14E−01 −0.21 3.75E−01PF.562271 0.05 4.31E−01 −0.20 4.10E−01 PD.173074 −0.18 1.89E−03 −0.193.74E−01 Tipifarnib −0.09 1.93E−01 −0.18 4.33E−01 A.770041 0.24 4.60E−03−0.18 6.44E−01 Z.LLNle.CHO 0.23 5.71E−03 −0.18 6.44E−01 CEP.701 −0.109.73E−02 −0.17 4.75E−01 PAC.1 −0.09 1.52E−01 −0.17 4.76E−01 BI.2536 0.149.25E−02 −0.17 6.78E−01 GW843682X 0.05 5.52E−01 −0.17 6.78E−01Midostaurin 0.06 3.70E−01 −0.16 5.03E−01 Metformin −0.21 9.02E−05 −0.164.24E−01 ZM.447439 −0.09 1.27E−01 −0.14 5.21E−01 Elesclomol 0.072.48E−01 −0.14 6.21E−01 AZD7762 −0.08 1.48E−01 −0.14 5.68E−01 Sorafenib−0.03 7.33E−01 −0.13 7.44E−01 XMD8.85 0.00 9.81E−01 −0.13 7.44E−01BAY.61.3606 −0.05 4.84E−01 −0.13 5.81E−01 BI.D1870 −0.02 7.72E−01 −0.136.41E−01 Doxorubicin −0.03 6.08E−01 −0.11 6.44E−01 DMOG 0.17 1.05E−02−0.10 6.78E−01 BMS.509744 0.08 3.30E−01 −0.10 8.10E−01 Bosutinib −0.053.91E−01 −0.09 7.05E−01 CMK 0.17 3.68E−02 −0.08 8.43E−01 KIN001.135 0.192.39E−02 −0.08 8.43E−01 WZ.1.84 0.21 1.47E−02 −0.08 8.43E−01 AZD8055−0.11 5.79E−02 −0.08 7.33E−01 Paclitaxel 0.18 3.31E−02 −0.07 8.80E−01VX.680 −0.01 9.30E−01 −0.07 8.80E−01 LFM.A13 0.12 5.87E−02 −0.068.11E−01 Methotrexate −0.35 1.27E−09 −0.06 8.42E−01 NU.7441 0.101.02E−01 −0.06 8.39E−01 KU.55933 0.07 2.68E−01 −0.05 8.48E−01 JW.7.52.10.11 1.80E−01 −0.05 9.12E−01 OSI.906 0.06 3.67E−01 −0.05 8.36E−01PD.0325901 0.23 4.75E−05 −0.04 8.51E−01 JNK.Inhibitor.VIII 0.03 6.13E−01−0.04 9.00E−01 Gefitinib −0.02 6.99E−01 −0.03 9.23E−01 BMS.754807 0.018.32E−01 −0.02 9.32E−01 BIBW2992 0.04 5.07E−01 −0.02 9.43E−01 Salubrinal−0.11 1.93E−01 −0.02 9.82E−01 Camptothecin.3 0.03 6.44E−01 −0.019.57E−01 Camptothecin.5 0.03 6.44E−01 −0.01 9.57E−01 A.443654 0.149.40E−02 0.00 1.00E+00 Thapsigargin −0.02 7.97E−01 0.00 9.92E−01NSC.87877 −0.17 1.36E−02 0.01 9.86E−01 BX.795 0.03 6.53E−01 0.019.73E−01 X17.AAG 0.22 2.11E−04 0.03 9.26E−01 Mitomycin.C −0.12 7.40E−020.03 9.11E−01 Temsirolimus −0.12 4.14E−02 0.03 9.13E−01 Docetaxel 0.132.39E−02 0.03 8.84E−01 Cyclopamine 0.01 8.84E−01 0.03 9.48E−01Camptothecin −0.12 3.84E−02 0.04 8.74E−01 Camptothecin.4 −0.12 3.84E−020.04 8.74E−01 GDC0941 0.02 7.65E−01 0.04 8.41E−01 Obatoclax.Mesylate−0.05 4.59E−01 0.05 8.41E−01 CGP.082996 −0.01 9.29E−01 0.07 8.80E−01Bleomycin −0.09 1.92E−01 0.08 7.53E−01 AS601245 −0.03 6.96E−01 0.087.29E−01 Bryostatin.1 −0.01 8.31E−01 0.08 7.29E−01 Embelin −0.019.13E−01 0.09 7.05E−01 AKT.inhibitor.VIII −0.10 1.35E−01 0.09 7.05E−01AP.24534 0.13 6.29E−02 0.09 7.05E−01 RDEA119 0.27 1.44E−06 0.12 5.98E−01Nilotinib −0.09 1.34E−01 0.13 6.00E−01 CGP.60474 0.26 1.85E−03 0.137.44E−01 S.Trityl.L.cysteine 0.00 9.82E−01 0.13 7.44E−01 Erlotinib 0.184.08E−02 0.15 7.08E−01 ABT.888 −0.11 6.48E−02 0.15 5.17E−01 MK.2206−0.09 1.47E−01 0.16 5.14E−01 Dasatinib 0.38 4.98E−06 0.17 6.78E−01MG.132 0.25 2.24E−03 0.17 6.78E−01 PF.02341066 0.14 7.89E−02 0.176.78E−01 Cisplatin −0.01 8.94E−01 0.18 5.12E−01 WH.4.023 0.23 5.25E−030.18 6.44E−01 CI.1040 0.09 1.24E−01 0.20 4.74E−01 SL.0101.1 −0.062.74E−01 0.20 4.56E−01 SB590885 −0.11 5.08E−02 0.21 3.61E−01 A.7696620.06 3.85E−01 0.21 3.85E−01 AZ628 0.17 4.24E−02 0.22 5.81E−01 GSK269962A0.21 1.14E−02 0.22 5.81E−01 MS.275 0.00 9.71E−01 0.22 5.81E−01Cytarabine −0.02 7.54E−01 0.22 4.10E−01 Axitinib −0.19 1.11E−03 0.223.54E−01 Vinblastine −0.07 2.38E−01 0.23 3.91E−01 Bicalutamide 0.027.59E−01 0.24 2.99E−01 PLX4720 0.07 2.41E−01 0.25 3.43E−01 RO.3306 0.116.07E−02 0.25 2.41E−01 AUY922 0.01 9.32E−01 0.26 2.75E−01 GNF.2 0.271.27E−03 0.27 4.93E−01 Lenalidomide −0.11 5.30E−02 0.27 2.69E−01GDC.0449 −0.12 3.17E−02 0.29 2.20E−01 AICAR −0.16 3.97E−03 0.30 1.33E−01AZD6244 0.17 4.19E−03 0.32 1.97E−01 Nutlin.3a −0.09 1.18E−01 0.321.36E−01 Bexarotene −0.01 9.08E−01 0.34 1.41E−01 Imatinib 0.15 6.78E−020.35 3.59E−01 Rapamycin 0.09 2.59E−01 0.35 3.59E−01 GW.441756 −0.091.17E−01 0.35 1.41E−01 ABT.263 −0.12 3.89E−02 0.37 8.43E−02 CHIR.990210.19 3.91E−03 0.38 1.10E−01 Bortezomib 0.36 6.13E−06 0.38 3.13E−01Pyrimethamine 0.09 2.84E−01 0.38 3.13E−01 FH535 −0.24 1.51E−04 0.408.41E−02 AMG.706 −0.04 4.43E−01 0.45 3.14E−02 SB.216763 0.02 7.29E−010.46 4.84E−02 AZD.0530 0.31 1.05E−04 0.53 1.48E−01 PHA.665752 0.182.41E−02 0.68 5.03E−02 NVP.TAE684 0.21 8.27E−03 0.72 3.69E−02

TABLE 16 Top 200 drugs that induce downregulated genes in the signatureType (cp = compound, kd = knock-down, oe = over- Rank Score expression,cc = cmap class) ID Name Description 1 99.95 cc PKC Activator — 2 99.95kd CGS001-10538 BATF basic leucine zipper proteins 3 99.95 kdCGS001-25937 WWTR1 Hippo Signaling 4 99.95 kd CGS001-7483 WNT9AWingless-type MMTV integration sites 5 99.95 kd CGS001-2837 UTS2RUrotensin receptor 6 99.95 kd CGS001-7187 TRAF3 — 7 99.95 kdCGS001-27242 TNFRSF21 Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family 899.95 kd CGS001-7027 TFDP1 — 9 99.95 kd CGS001-64783 RBM15 RNA bindingmotif (RRM) containing 10 99.95 kd CGS001-8438 RAD54L — 11 99.95 kdCGS001-8624 PSMG1 — 12 99.95 kd CGS001-53632 PRKAG3 AMPK subfamily 1399.95 kd CGS001-5184 PEPD Methionyl aminopeptidase 14 99.95 kdCGS001-4688 NCF2 Tetratricopeptide (TTC) repeat domain containing 1599.95 kd CGS001-11004 KIF2C Kinesins 16 99.95 kd CGS001-22832 KIAA1009 —17 99.95 kd CGS001-10014 HDAC5 Histone deacetylases 18 99.95 kdCGS001-2355 FOSL2 basic leucine zipper proteins 19 99.95 kd CGS001-2864FFAR1 Fatty acid receptors 20 99.95 kd CGS001-51719 CAB39 — 21 99.95 kdCGS001-604 BCL6 BTB/POZ domain containing 22 99.95 kd CGS001-326 AIREZinc fingers, PHD-type 23 99.93 cp BRD-K02526760 QS-11 ARFGAP inhibitor24 99.92 kd CGS001-23224 SYNE2 — 25 99.92 kd CGS001-10267 RAMP1 Receptor(G protein- coupled) activity modifying proteins 26 99.92 kd CGS001-4323MMP14 Matrix metallopeptidase 27 99.92 kd CGS001-9455 HOMER2 — 28 99.92kd CGS001-2852 GPER — 29 99.92 kd CGS001-694 BTG1 — 30 99.91 cc NFKB —Activation 31 99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_00833 IFNG Interferons 32 99.91 oeccsbBroad304_02889 WWTR1 Hippo Signaling 33 99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_00832IFNB1 Interferons 34 99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_00259 CD40 Tumour necrosisfactor (TNF) receptor family 35 99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_05881 BCL2L2Serine/threonine phosphatases/Protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunits36 99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_05390 DUSP28 Protein tyrosinephosphatases/Class I Cys- based PTPs: Atypical dual specificityphosphatases 37 99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_06021 KLF6 Kruppel-liketranscription factors 38 99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_00954 LYN Src family 3999.91 oe ccsbBroad304_03926 SLC39A8 SLC39 family of metal iontransporters 40 99.89 cp BRD-A52650764 ingenol PKC activator 41 99.89 kdCGS001-54472 TOLLIP — 42 99.89 kd CGS001-26472 PPP1R14B Serine/threoninephosphatases/Protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunits 43 99.89 kdCGS001-6927 HNF1A Homeoboxes/HNF class 44 99.87 kd CGS001-79724 ZNF768Zinc fingers, C2H2-type 45 99.87 kd CGS001-6915 TBXA2R GPCR/Class A:Prostanoid receptors 46 99.87 kd CGS001-51588 PIAS4 Zinc fingers,MIZ-type 47 99.87 kd CGS001-8974 P4HA2 — 48 99.87 kd CGS001-283455 KSR2RAF family 49 99.86 oe ccsbBroad304_00880 IRF2 — 50 99.86 oeccsbBroad304_00771 HOXA5 Homeoboxes/ANTP class: HOXL subclass 51 99.86oe ccsbBroad304_06260 GATA3 GATA zinc finger domain containing 52 99.84kd CGS001-7106 TSPAN4 Tetraspanins 53 99.84 kd CGS001-93487 MAPK1IP1L —54 99.84 kd CGS001-10112 KIF20A Kinesins 55 99.84 kd CGS001-3784 KCNQ1Voltage-gated potassium channels 56 99.84 kd CGS001-182 JAG1 CDmolecules 57 99.84 kd CGS001-1440 CSF3 Endogenous ligands 58 99.82 cpBRD-K91145395 prostratin PKC activator 59 99.82 cp BRD-K32744045disulfiram Aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor 60 99.82 kd CGS001-7525 YES1Src family 61 99.82 kd CGS001-7849 PAX8 Paired boxes 62 99.82 kdCGS001-1845 DUSP3 Protein tyrosine phosphatases/Class I Cys- based PTPs:Atypical dual specificity phosphatases 63 99.82 kd CGS001-1154 CISH SH2domain containing 64 99.81 oe ccsbBroad304_04728 TWIST2 Basichelix-loop-helix proteins 65 99.81 oe ccsbBroad304_02048 BCL10 — 66 99.8kd CGS001-10196 PRMT3 Protein arginine N- methyltransferases 67 99.79 cpBRD-A15079084 phorbol-12- PKC activator myristate-13- acetate 68 99.79kd CGS001-7090 TLE3 WD repeat domain containing 69 99.79 kd CGS001-21ABCA3 ATP binding cassette transporters/subfamily A 70 99.78 ccRibonucleotide — Reductase Inhibitor 71 99.78 kd CGS001-23057 NMNAT2 —72 99.77 oe ccsbBroad304_03232 VPS28 — 73 99.76 kd CGS001-115509 ZNF689Zinc fingers, C2H2-type 74 99.76 kd CGS001-9928 KIF14 Kinesins 75 99.76kd CGS001-3417 IDH1 — 76 99.75 cp BRD-K88429204 pyrimethamineDihydrofolate reductase inhibitor 77 99.75 cp BRD-K25504083cytochalasin-d Actin polymerization inhibitor 78 99.75 cp BRD-K47983010BX-795 IKK inhibitor 79 99.74 kd CGS001-6909 TBX2 T-boxes 80 99.74 kdCGS001-5577 PRKAR2B Protein kinase A 81 99.73 kd CGS001-5469 MED1 — 8299.72 oe ccsbBroad304_07680 NEK6 NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)- relatedkinase (NEK) family 83 99.72 cp BRD-A15010982 HU-211 Glutamate receptorantagonist 84 99.72 cp BRD-K33106058 cytarabine Ribonucleotide reductaseinhibitor 85 99.71 kd CGS001-6857 SYT1 Synaptotagmins 86 99.71 kdCGS001-4482 MSRA — 87 99.71 kd CGS001-8321 FZD1 GPCR/Class F: Frizzledreceptors 88 99.71 kd CGS001-124583 CANT1 — 89 99.71 kd CGS001-8312AXIN1 Serine/threonine phosphatases/Protein phosphatase 1, regulatorysubunits 90 99.71 kd CGS001-8874 ARHGEF7 Rho guanine nucleotide exchangefactors 91 99.68 oe ccsbBroad304_03556 SMU1 WD repeat domain containing92 99.68 oe ccsbBroad304_06557 MAOA Catecholamine turnover 93 99.68 oeccsbBroad304_08282 ATP6V1D ATPases/V-type 94 99.66 kd CGS001-8738 CRADD— 95 99.65 kd CGS001-29890 RBM15B RNA binding motif (RRM) containing 9699.63 kd CGS001-3397 ID1 Basic helix-loop-helix proteins 97 99.63 kdCGS001-26036 ZNF451 Zinc fingers, C2H2-type 98 99.63 kd CGS001-9375TM9SF2 — 99 99.63 kd CGS001-10287 RGS19 Regulators of G-proteinsignaling 100 99.63 kd CGS001-374291 NDUFS7 Mitochondrial respiratorychain complex/Complex I 101 99.63 kd CGS001-51001 MTERFD1 — 102 99.63 oeccsbBroad304_06542 LTBR Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily 10399.61 cp BRD-A54632525 BRD- — A54632525 104 99.61 kd CGS001-5654 HTRA1Serine peptidases/Serine peptidases 105 99.61 kd CGS001-2673 GFPT1 — 10699.6 kd CGS001-11057 ABHD2 Abhydrolase domain containing 107 99.58 kdCGS001-4835 NQO2 — 108 99.58 kd CGS001-11329 STK38 NDR family 109 99.58kd CGS001-1666 DECR1 Short chain dehydrogenase/reductasesuperfamily/Classical SDR fold cluster 1 110 99.58 kd CGS001-4299 AFF1 —111 99.58 oe ccsbBroad304_07137 WT1 Zinc fingers, C2H2-type 112 99.55 kdCGS001-22949 PTGR1 — 113 99.55 kd CGS001-2071 ERCC3 Generaltranscription factors 114 99.55 kd CGS001-10668 CGRRF1 RING-type (C3HC4)zinc fingers 115 99.55 kd CGS001-348 APOE Apolipoproteins 116 99.54 oeccsbBroad304_00282 CDKN1A — 117 99.54 oe ccsbBroad304_01010 MGST2Glutathione S-transferases/ Microsomal 118 99.51 cp BRD-K77908580entinostat HDAC inhibitor 119 99.5 kd CGS001-7371 UCK2 — 120 99.5 kdCGS001-5198 PFAS — 121 99.5 kd CGS001-51005 AMDHD2 — 122 99.47 kdCGS001-5188 PET112 — 123 99.47 kd CGS001-25836 NIPBL — 124 99.47 kdCGS001-5891 MOK RCK family 125 99.47 kd CGS001-1994 ELAVL1 RNA bindingmotif (RRM) containing 126 99.45 oe ccsbBroad304_04891 TMEM174 — 12799.44 cp BRD-K73610817 BRD- — K73610817 128 99.44 cp BRD-K65814004diphenyleneiodonium Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 129 99.44 oeccsbBroad304_01388 RELB NFkappaB transcription factor family 130 99.42kd CGS001-8996 NOL3 — 131 99.42 kd CGS001-64223 MLST8 WD repeat domaincontaining 132 99.41 kd CGS001-929 CD14 CD molecules 133 99.4 oeccsbBroad304_07306 TNFRSF10A Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptorfamily 134 99.4 cp BRD-K26818574 BIX-01294 Histone lysinemethyltransferase inhibitor 135 99.4 cp BRD-K92991072 PAC-1 Caspaseactivator 136 99.39 cc ATPase — Inhibitor 137 99.37 kd CGS001-1955 MEGF9— 138 99.37 cp BRD-K93034159 cladribine Adenosine deaminase inhibitor139 99.34 kd CGS001-2063 NR2F6 COUP-TF-like receptors 140 99.33 cpBRD-K50841342 PAC-1 — 141 99.32 cc BCL2 And — Related Protein Inhibitor142 99.32 kd CGS001-54386 TERF2IP — 143 99.32 kd CGS001-1852 DUSP9Protein tyrosine phosphatases/Class I Cys- based PTPs: MAP kinasephosphatases 144 99.32 kd CGS001-1212 CLTB — 145 99.32 kd CGS001-9459ARHGEF6 Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factors 146 99.31 oeccsbBroad304_08010 FBXO5 F-boxes/other 147 99.3 kd CGS001-9643 MORF4L2 —148 99.29 kd CGS001-22827 PUF60 RNA binding motif (RRM) containing 14999.29 kd CGS001-1349 COX7B Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex 15099.26 kd CGS001-79885 HDAC11 Histone deacetylases 151 99.26 kdCGS001-4046 LSP1 — 152 99.25 kd CGS001-3177 SLC29A2 SLC29 family 15399.24 kd CGS001-3326 HSP90AB1 Heat shock proteins/ HSPC 154 99.23 kdCGS001-1643 DDB2 WD repeat domain containing 155 99.22 kd CGS001-8986RPS6KA4 MSK subfamily 156 99.22 cp BRD-K26664453 cytochalasin-bMicrotubule inhibitor 157 99.21 cc Aldo Keto — Reductase 158 99.21 oeccsbBroad304_01710 TRAF2 RING-type (C3HC4) zinc fingers 159 99.21 oeccsbBroad304_05941 CBR3 Short chain dehydrogenase/reductasesuperfamily/Classical SDR fold cluster 1 160 99.21 kd CGS001-5096 PCCBCarboxylases 161 99.21 oe ccsbBroad304_06392 HOXB7 Homeoboxes/ANTPclass: HOXL subclass 162 99.18 kd CGS001-22955 SCMH1 Sterile alpha motif(SAM) domain containing 163 99.17 oe ccsbBroad304_00773 HOXA9Homeoboxes/ANTP class: HOXL subclass 164 99.17 kd CGS001-3108 HLA-DMAImmunoglobulin superfamily/C1-set domain containing 165 99.17 oeccsbBroad304_05098 MAGEB6 — 166 99.14 oe ccsbBroad304_01686 TNFAIP3 OTUdomain containing 167 99.13 kd CGS001-7690 ZNF131 BTB/POZ domaincontaining 168 99.13 kd CGS001-23011 RAB21 RAB, member RAS oncogene 16999.13 kd CGS001-5106 PCK2 — 170 99.13 kd CGS001-85315 PAQR8 — 171 99.12oe ccsbBroad304_01858 FOSL1 basic leucine zipper proteins 172 99.12 cpBRD-K23984367 sorafenib — 173 99.12 cp BRD-K72264770 QW-BI-011 Histonelysine methyltransferase inhibitor 174 99.11 kd CGS001-11116 FGFR1OP —175 99.1 kd CGS001-4804 NGFR Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptorfamily 176 99.08 kd CGS001-6676 SPAG4 — 177 99.08 kd CGS001-63874 ABHD4Abhydrolase domain containing 178 99.07 oe ccsbBroad304_00389 CTBP1 —179 99.05 kd CGS001-7480 WNT10B Wingless-type MMTV integration sites 18099.05 kd CGS001-80351 TNKS2 Ankyrin repeat domain containing 181 99.05kd CGS001-2264 FGFR4 Type V RTKs: FGF (fibroblast growth factor)receptor family 182 99.05 kd CGS001-1725 DHPS — 183 99.05 kdCGS001-64170 CARD9 — 184 99.03 kd CGS001-6259 RYK Type XV RTKs: RYK 18599.03 kd CGS001-54566 EPB41L4B — 186 99.02 kd CGS001-308 ANXA5 Annexins187 99.01 kd CGS001-5257 PHKB — 188 99 kd CGS001-7764 ZNF217 Zincfingers, C2H2-type 189 99 kd CGS001-5451 POU2F1 Homeoboxes/POU class 19098.98 cp BRD-K30677119 PP-30 RAF inhibitor 191 98.98 kd CGS001-23368PPP1R13B Ankyrin repeat domain containing 192 98.98 cp BRD-A34208323VU-0404997-2 Glutamate receptor modulator 193 98.97 kd CGS001-4601 MXI1Basic helix-loop-helix proteins 194 98.97 kd CGS001-10247 HRSP12 — 19598.95 kd CGS001-8295 TRRAP TRRAP subfamily 196 98.95 kd CGS001-26064RAI14 Ankyrin repeat domain containing 197 98.95 kd CGS001-5710 PSMD4Proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunits 198 98.95 kd CGS001-3312 HSPA8Heat shock proteins/ HSP70 199 98.93 cp BRD-K59456551 methotrexateDihydrofolate reductase inhibitor 200 98.93 kd CGS001-10327 AKR1A1Aldo-keto reductases

TABLE 17 Top 200 drugs that repress upregulated genes in the signatureType (cp = compound, kd = knock-down, oe = over- expression, Rank Scorecc = cmap class) ID Name Description 8875 −99.95 kd CGS001-10254 STAM2 —8876 −99.95 kd CGS001-5966 REL NFkappaB transcription factor family 8877−99.95 kd CGS001-4609 MYC Basic helix-loop-helix proteins 8878 −99.95 kdCGS001-2079 ERH — 8879 −99.95 kd CGS001-2683 B4GALT1 Beta 4- glycosyltransferases 8880 −99.95 kd CGS001-406 ARNTL Basic helix-loop-helixproteins 8872 −99.92 cc Aldo Keto — Reductase 8873 −99.92 kd CGS001-8644AKR1C3 Prostaglandin synthases 8874 −99.92 kd CGS001-2863 GPR39GPCR/Class A: Orphans 8870 −99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_03864 OVOL2 Zincfingers, C2H2-type 8871 −99.91 oe ccsbBroad304_08418 FBXL12F-boxes/Leucine-rich repeats 8866 −99.89 kd CGS001-114026 ZIM3 Zincfingers, C2H2-type 8867 −99.89 kd CGS001-51021 MRPS16 Mitochondrialribosomal proteins/small subunits 8868 −99.89 kd CGS001-3265 HRAS RASsubfamily 8869 −99.89 kd CGS001-1643 DDB2 WD repeat domain containing8864 −99.88 kd CGS001-6337 SCNN1A Epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) 8865−99.88 kd CGS001-4191 MDH2 — 8861 −99.87 kd CGS001-26137 ZBTB20 BTB/POZdomain containing 8862 −99.87 kd CGS001-7227 TRPS1 GATA zinc fingerdomain containing 8863 −99.87 kd CGS001-95 ACY1 — 8856 −99.86 oeccsbBroad304_00832 IFNB1 Interferons 8857 −99.86 oe ccsbBroad304_05982CDX2 Homeoboxes/ANTP class: HOXL subclass 8858 −99.86 oeccsbBroad304_06021 KLF6 Kruppel-like transcription factors 8859 −99.86oe ccsbBroad304_01249 PPARG Peroxisome proliferator- activated receptors8860 −99.86 oe ccsbBroad304_00472 EBF1 — 8854 −99.84 kd CGS001-7185TRAF1 — 8855 −99.84 kd CGS001-5562 PRKAA1 AMPK subfamily 8853 −99.83 kdCGS001-7775 ZNF232 Zinc fingers, C2H2-type 8852 −99.82 kd CGS001-10525HYOU1 Heat shock proteins/ HSP70 8851 −99.81 oe ccsbBroad304_07363 AIFM1— 8850 −99.79 cp BRD-A81772229 simvastatin HMGCR inhibitor 8847 −99.77oe ccsbBroad304_00747 HLF — 8848 −99.77 oe ccsbBroad304_00487 EGR1 Zincfingers, C2H2-type 8849 −99.77 oe ccsbBroad304_04271 MXD3 Basichelix-loop-helix proteins 8846 −99.76 kd CGS001-5608 MAP2K6 MAPKK: STE7family 8844 −99.75 cc JAK Inhibitor — 8845 −99.75 cp BRD-K91290917amodiaquine Histamine receptor agonist 8843 −99.74 kd CGS001-9296ATP6V1F ATPases/V-type 8841 −99.71 kd CGS001-6389 SDHA Mitochondrialrespiratory chain complex 8842 −99.71 kd CGS001-6275 S100A4 EF-handdomain containing 8839 −99.68 oe ccsbBroad304_00833 IFNG Interferons8840 −99.68 oe ccsbBroad304_07117 UGCG Glycosyltransferase family 2domain containing 8838 −99.67 kd CGS001-8031 NCOA4 — 8836 −99.66 kdCGS001-7167 TPI1 — 8837 −99.66 kd CGS001-3419 IDH3A — 8835 −99.63 kdCGS001-5469 MED1 — 8830 −99.61 cp BRD-K52850071 JAK3-Inhibitor-II JAKinhibitor 8831 −99.61 cp BRD-K49049886 CGS-15943 Adenosine receptorantagonist 8832 −99.61 kd CGS001-115650 TNFRSF13C Tumour necrosis factor(TNF) receptor family 8833 −99.61 kd CGS001-6493 SIM2 Basichelix-loop-helix proteins 8834 −99.61 kd CGS001-7803 PTP4A1 Proteintyrosine phosphatases/Class I Cys-based PTPs: PRLs 8829 −99.59 cc AuroraKinase — Inhibitor Grp2 8825 −99.58 cp BRD-K37691127 hinokitiolTyrosinase inhibitor 8826 −99.58 kd CGS001-5170 PDPK1 PDK1 family 8827−99.58 kd CGS001-4199 ME1 — 8828 −99.58 kd CGS001-51295 ECSITMitochondrial respiratory chain complex assembly factors 8822 −99.55 kdCGS001-51520 LARS Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases/Class I 8823 −99.55 kdCGS001-2538 G6PC — 8824 −99.55 kd CGS001-2059 EPS8 — 8819 −99.54 cpBRD-K58299615 RO-90-7501 Beta amyloid inhibitor 8820 −99.54 kdCGS001-3485 IGFBP2 insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins8821 −99.54 cp BRD-K85606544 neratinib EGFR inhibitor 8813 −99.53 kdCGS001-54472 TOLLIP — 8814 −99.53 kd CGS001-4998 ORC1 ATPases/AAA-type8815 −99.53 kd CGS001-9020 MAP3K14 MAPKKK: STE-unique family 8816 −99.53kd CGS001-355 FAS Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family 8817−99.53 kd CGS001-10327 AKR1A1 Aldo-keto reductases 8818 −99.53 kdCGS001-178 AGL — 8812 −99.52 cc HOX Gene — 8810 −99.51 cp BRD-A19633847perhexiline Carnitine palmitoyltransferase inhibitor 8811 −99.51 cpBRD-K47105409 AG-490 — 8809 −99.49 oe ccsbBroad304_00706 GTF2B Generaltranscription factors 8806 −99.47 oe ccsbBroad304_05980 CDKN1B — 8807−99.47 kd CGS001-8226 HDHD1 — 8808 −99.47 kd CGS001-5045 FURINSubtilisin 8805 −99.45 oe ccsbBroad304_00772 HOXA6 Homeoboxes/ANTPclass: HOXL subclass 8804 −99.44 kd CGS001-3309 HSPA5 Heat shockproteins/ HSP70 8803 −99.43 oe ccsbBroad304_00838 IGFBP5 insulin-likegrowth factor (IGF) binding proteins 8802 −99.4 cp BRD-K92991072 PAC-1Caspase activator 8801 −99.39 kd CGS001-35 ACADS — 8800 −99.38 kdCGS001-3122 HLA-DRA Immunoglobulin superfamily/C1-set domain containing8799 −99.37 cp BRD-K66296774 fluvastatin HMGCR inhibitor 8798 −99.36 kdCGS001-7525 YES1 Src family 8797 −99.35 kd CGS001-57178 ZMIZ1 Zincfingers, MIZ-type 8795 −99.34 kd CGS001-3635 INPP5D Inositolpolyphosphate phosphatases 8796 −99.34 kd CGS001-3416 IDE Pitrilysin8794 −99.33 cp BRD-K07881437 danusertib Aurora kinase inhibitor 8793−99.32 cp BRD-A50675702 fipronil GABA gated chloride channel blocker8792 −99.29 kd CGS001-998 CDC42 — 8791 −99.28 cc PI3K Inhibitor — 8787−99.26 cc DNA-dependent — Protein Kinase 8788 −99.26 cp BRD-K94441233mevastatin HMGCR inhibitor 8789 −99.26 oe ccsbBroad304_02571 TOMM34Tetratricopeptide (TTC) repeat domain containing 8790 −99.26 oeccsbBroad304_01579 SOX2 SRY (sex determining region Y)-boxes 8784 −99.24kd CGS001-5682 PSMA1 Proteasome subunits 8785 −99.24 kd CGS001-53347UBASH3A — 8786 −99.24 kd CGS001-2782 GNB1 WD repeat domain containing8782 −99.23 oe ccsbBroad304_11277 HAT1 Histone acetyltransferases (HATs)8783 −99.23 kd CGS001-4323 MMP14 Matrix metallopeptidase 8780 −99.2 kdCGS001-79142 PHF23 Zinc fingers, PHD-type 8781 −99.2 kd CGS001-2664 GDI1— 8778 −99.19 cp BRD-K48974000 BRD-K48974000 — 8779 −99.19 kdCGS001-4817 NIT1 — 8777 −99.18 kd CGS001-7126 TNFAIP1 BTB/POZ domaincontaining 8775 −99.17 kd CGS001-10497 UNC13B — 8776 −99.17 kdCGS001-57448 BIRC6 Inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) protein family 8772−99.15 cp BRD-K13514097 everolimus MTOR inhibitor 8773 −99.15 cpBRD-K59331372 SB-366791 TRPV antagonist 8774 −99.15 cp BRD-K78373679RO-3306 CDK inhibitor 8770 −99.13 oe ccsbBroad304_02451 HOXB13Homeoboxes/ANTP class: HOXL subclass 8771 −99.13 kd CGS001-7405 UVRAG —8769 −99.12 cp BRD-K06217810 BRD-K06217810 — 8768 −99.11 cc HMGCRInhibitor — 8765 −99.08 kd CGS001-55781 RIOK2 RIO2 subfamily 8766 −99.08kd CGS001-7026 NR2F2 COUP-TF-like receptors 8767 −99.08 kd CGS001-7994KAT6A Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) 8762 −99.07 oeccsbBroad304_06131 DUSP6 Protein tyrosine phosphatases/Class I Cys-basedPTPs: MAP kinase phosphatases 8763 −99.07 kd CGS001-4916 NTRK3 Type VIIRTKs: Neurotrophin receptor/Trk family 8764 −99.07 oe ccsbBroad304_06394HOXC9 Homeoboxes/ANTP class: HOXL subclass 8761 −99.06 cp BRD-K60623809SU-11652 Tyrosine kinase inhibitor 8758 −99.03 oe ccsbBroad304_03574FBXW7 F-boxes/WD-40 domains 8759 −99.03 kd CGS001-6772 STAT1 SH2 domaincontaining 8760 −99.03 kd CGS001-6768 ST14 Serine peptidases/Transmembrane 8757 −99.02 kd CGS001-64170 CARD9 — 8753 −98.98 oeccsbBroad304_02048 BCL10 — 8754 −98.98 cp BRD-K50836978 purvalanol-a CDKinhibitor 8755 −98.98 kd CGS001-9601 PDIA4 Protein disulfide isomerases8756 −98.98 cp BRD-K46056750 AZD-7762 CHK inhibitor 8751 −98.97 kdCGS001-1936 EEF1D — 8752 −98.97 kd CGS001-8192 CLPP ATPases/AAA-type8750 −98.96 kd CGS001-5211 PFKL — 8749 −98.95 kd CGS001-23476 BRD4Bromodomain kinase (BRDK) family 8746 −98.94 cp BRD-K97399794 quercetinPolar auxin transport inhibitor 8747 −98.94 oe ccsbBroad304_10487 BPHL —8748 −98.94 cp BRD-K64890080 BI-2536 PLK inhibitor 8745 −98.93 kdCGS001-3927 LASPI — 8742 −98.92 kd CGS001-7541 ZFP161 — 8743 −98.92 kdCGS001-56993 TOMM22 — 8744 −98.92 kd CGS001-1326 MAP3K8 MAPKKK:STE-unique family 8739 −98.91 kd CGS001-55038 CDCA4 — 8740 −98.91 kdCGS001-7840 ALMS1 — 8741 −98.91 cp BRD-A31159102 fluoxetine Selectiveserotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) 8736 −98.89 cc MTOR Inhibitor — 8737−98.89 cc IGF1R Inhibitor — 8738 −98.89 oe ccsbBroad304_01545 SLC3A2SLC3 family 8735 −98.88 cp BRD-A75769826 SDM25N Opioid receptorantagonist 8733 −98.87 cc EGFR Inhibitor — 8734 −98.87 cp BRD-K64881305ispinesib Kinesin-like spindle protein inhibitor 8731 −98.8 oeccsbBroad304_00100 RHOA — 8732 −98.8 cp BRD-K05350981 oligomycin-cATPase inhibitor 8730 −98.79 kd CGS001-949 SCARB1 — 8729 −98.78 kdCGS001-2114 ETS2 ETS Transcription Factors 8728 −98.77 cp BRD-K73610817BRD-K73610817 — 8725 −98.74 kd CGS001-166793 ZBTB49 BTB/POZ domaincontaining 8726 −98.74 kd CGS001-55176 SEC61A2 — 8727 −98.74 kdCGS001-8313 AXIN2 — 8723 −98.73 cp BRD-A81177136 KN-62Calcium-calmodulin dependent protein kinase inhibitor 8724 −98.73 kdCGS001-8792 TNFRSF11A Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family 8722−98.72 kd CGS001-10600 USP16 Ubiquitin- specific peptidases 8720 −98.71kd CGS001-117289 TAGAP Rho GTPase activating proteins 8721 −98.71 kdCGS001-11230 PRAF2 — 8717 −98.7 oe ccsbBroad304_06257 GATA2 GATA zincfinger domain containing 8718 −98.7 cp BRD-K55070890 thiothixene — 8719−98.7 cp BRD-K09499853 KU-0060648 DNA dependent protein kinase inhibitor8715 −98.69 kd CGS001-6777 STAT5B SH2 domain containing 8716 −98.69 kdCGS001-5184 PEPD Methionyl aminopeptidase 8710 −98.66 oeccsbBroad304_06639 NFYB — 8711 −98.66 cp BRD-K68065987 MK-2206 AKTinhibitor 8712 −98.66 kd CGS001-55872 PBK TOPK family 8713 −98.66 kdCGS001-1482 NKX2-5 Homeoboxes/ANTP class: NKL subclass 8714 −98.66 oeccsbBroad304_06393 HOXC4 Homeoboxes/ANTP class: HOXL subclass 8709−98.62 cc NFKB Pathway — Inhibitor 8705 −98.61 kd CGS001-6256 RXRARetinoid X receptors 8706 −98.61 kd CGS001-8833 GMPS — 8707 −98.61 kdCGS001-2021 ENDOG — 8708 −98.61 oe ccsbBroad304_01291 MAP2K6 MAPKK: STE7family 8703 −98.6 oe ccsbBroad304_11796 ULK3 Unc-51-like kinase (ULK)family 8704 −98.6 kd CGS001-5524 PPP2R4 Serine/threoninephosphatases/Protein phosphatase 2, regulatory subunits 8702 −98.59 kdCGS001-27 ABL2 Abl family 8701 −98.58 kd CGS001-54623 PAF1 — 8699 −98.57kd CGS001-11105 PRDM7 Zinc fingers, C2H2-type 8700 −98.57 oeccsbBroad304_08681 ADCK3 ABC1-B subfamily 8697 −98.52 kd CGS001-5777PTPN6 Protein tyrosine phosphatases 8698 −98.52 cp BRD-K02130563panobinostat HDAC inhibitor 8696 −98.51 kd CGS001-4223 MEOX2Homeoboxes/ANTP class: HOXL subclass 8694 −98.5 oe ccsbBroad304_00498ELK1 ETS Transcription Factors 8695 −98.5 kd CGS001-47 ACLY — 8693−98.48 kd CGS001-5434 POLR2E RNA polymerase subunits 8692 −98.47 kdCGS001-4351 MPI — 8691 −98.45 kd CGS001-5710 PSMD4 Proteasome (prosome,macropain) subunits 8687 −98.43 cc HSP90 Inhibitor — 8688 −98.43 kdCGS001-6259 RYK Type XV RTKs: RYK 8689 −98.43 oe ccsbBroad304_08879CASD1 — 8690 −98.43 oe ccsbBroad304_00283 CDKN2C Ankyrin repeat domaincontaining 8686 −98.42 kd CGS001-29957 SLC25A24 Mitochondrial nucleotidetransporter subfamily 8683 −98.41 kd CGS001-3312 HSPA8 Heat shockproteins/ HSP70 8684 −98.41 cp BRD-K36740062 GSK-1070916 Aurora kinaseinhibitor 8685 −98.41 cp BRD-K98548675 parthenolide NFkB pathwayinhibitor 8681 −98.39 kd CGS001-527 ATP6V0C ATPases/V-type 8682 −98.39kd CGS001-513 ATP5D ATPases/F-type 8678 −98.38 oe ccsbBroad304_02864PRDX5 — 8679 −98.38 oe ccsbBroad304_00817 IDH2 — 8680 −98.38 oeccsbBroad304_03232 VPS28 — 8677 −98.37 kd CGS001-481 ATP1B1ATPases/P-type 8676 −98.35 kd CGS001-3113 HLA-DPA1 Immunoglobulinsuperfamily/C1-set domain containing 8672 −98.34 cp BRD-K06147391telenzepine Acetylcholine receptor antagonist 8673 −98.34 cpBRD-K78122587 NNC-55-0396 T-type calcium channel blocker 8674 −98.34 cpBRD-K14618467 IKK-16 IKK inhibitor 8675 −98.34 kd CGS001-26574 AATF —

Applicants can also identify novel immunotherapy targets by looking forgenes which are co-regulated with the immune-checkpoints (PDCD1, TIGIT,HAVCR2, LAG3, CTLA4) in CD4 and CD8 T-cells. For example, Applicantsfound CD27, an immune checkpoint and the target of an experimentalcancer treatment (Varlilumab). The results of this analysis are for thetop 200 genes summarized in Table 18.

TABLE 18 Top 200 genes that are co-regulated with immune-checkpointsCD8.R CD8.P CD4.R CD4.P PDCD1 0.66  1.59E−215 0.60  1.03E−119 CTLA4 0.63 4.88E−193 0.65  2.60E−145 TIGIT 0.63  1.11E−191 0.73  8.03E−204 HAVCR20.62  1.39E−183 0.32 7.85E−30 LAG3 0.55  7.66E−136 LYST 0.42 5.22E−760.26 1.67E−20 CD8A 0.40 3.93E−66 −0.08 0.007523193 TNFRSF9 0.39 1.13E−640.09 0.001435974 CD27 0.39 6.38E−64 0.22 3.99E−15 FAM3C 0.34 1.47E−48CXCL13 0.34 1.47E−47 0.27 2.41E−21 SP47 0.33 1.43E−46 0.11 0.000202982CBLB 0.33 7.16E−46 0.20 1.64E−12 SNX9 0.33 1.35E−45 0.11 6.89E−05 SIRPG0.33 5.21E−45 0.33 2.62E−31 TNFRSF1B 0.33 1.09E−44 0.22 3.31E−15 FCRL30.32 1.36E−41 0.26 9.32E−20 VCAM1 0.31 3.44E−41 DGKH 0.31 1.67E−39 PRDM10.30 3.07E−38 0.20 2.24E−12 IGFLR1 0.30 6.12E−38 0.21 7.66E−14 ETV1 0.301.03E−37 RGS1 0.30 4.15E−37 0.30 3.35E−27 WARS 0.30 1.32E−36 0.144.98E−07 MYO7A 0.30 3.10E−36 ITM2A 0.29 2.65E−35 0.31 1.30E−27 GBP2 0.291.24E−34 0.21 3.93E−13 ENTPD1 0.28 1.21E−33 0.12 4.17E−05 TOX 0.282.39E−32 0.44 2.27E−58 DUSP4 0.28 2.48E−32 0.36 1.94E−38 TP53INP1 0.287.24E−32 0.23 2.04E−16 GAPDH 0.28 1.57E−31 0.36 1.21E−37 DFNB31 0.276.10E−31 ATHL1 0.27 1.19E−30 0.01 0.71761873  TRAF5 0.27 2.83E−30 0.100.000897484 CLEC2D 0.27 5.88E−30 −0.02 0.535704689 SLA 0.26 6.03E−290.20 1.37E−12 CCL3 0.26 1.26E−28 0.04 0.161249379 IL6ST 0.26 2.25E−280.02 0.440674275 PCED1B 0.26 3.01E−28 0.21 3.65E−13 RAB27A 0.26 3.09E−280.13 6.49E−06 CD7 0.26 3.23E−28 0.06 0.049851187 ICOS 0.25 3.99E−27 0.312.87E−28 FUT8 0.25 1.41E−26 0.10 0.000314275 RNF19A 0.25 4.44E−26 0.291.51E−24 TBC1D4 0.25 1.16E−25 0.31 6.28E−29 FABP5 0.25 1.63E−25 0.182.19E−10 B1 0.24 3.89E−24 0.24 9.16E−18 TTN 0.24 6.97E−24 SRGN 0.249.35E−24 0.36 1.61E−37 SARDH 0.24 2.50E−23 0.19 3.48E−11 IFNG 0.243.00E−23 0.14 4.84E−07 INPP5F 0.23 3.38E−23 0.14 4.75E−07 RGS2 0.234.50E−23 0.18 7.21E−10 CD38 0.23 5.61E−23 0.15 1.54E−07 ID3 0.231.34E−22 0.05 0.066457964 PHLDA1 0.23 1.35E−22 0.11 0.000184209 TIMD40.23 3.53E−22 PAM 0.23 3.69E−22 0.28 2.82E−23 PTMS 0.23 1.99E−21 CXCR60.22 6.84E−21 0.26 6.42E−20 LBH 0.22 1.48E−20 0.18 3.85E−10 PRF1 0.221.90E−20 0.09 0.001065922 ASB2 0.22 1.90E−20 0.29 8.22E−25 KIR2DL4 0.222.29E−20 STAT3 0.22 4.75E−20 0.05 0.063080818 GLDC 0.22 5.92E−20MIR155HG 0.22 8.11E−20 0.15 9.54E−08 CD8B 0.22 1.10E−19 −0.14 2.30E−06CD200 0.22 1.25E−19 0.25 1.49E−18 CD2BP2 0.21 1.79E−19 0.17 5.47E−09CD84 0.21 2.59E−19 0.11 0.000105368 CD2 0.21 3.46E−19 0.32 5.24E−31UBE2F 0.21 3.72E−19 0.06 0.035820564 TNS3 0.21 6.38E−19 ATXN1 0.211.35E−18 HNRPLL 0.21 1.51E−18 0.26 1.96E−20 FKBP1A 0.21 2.34E−18 0.192.16E−11 GALM 0.21 2.95E−18 0.19 3.98E−11 TOX2 0.20 6.98E−18 0.352.14E−35 AFAP1L2 0.20 1.90E−17 GEM 0.20 2.64E−17 0.16 5.19E−08 HSPB10.20 2.75E−17 0.09 0.002636939 CCL3L3 0.20 3.71E−17 CADM1 0.20 3.76E−17GFOD1 0.20 3.88E−17 SH2D2A 0.20 3.90E−17 0.13 6.62E−06 PKM 0.20 4.16E−170.26 1.71E−19 HAPLN3 0.20 9.31E−17 −0.02 0.483961847 MTSS1 0.20 1.03E−16ZNF79 0.20 1.79E−16 0.03 0.275651913 EID1 0.19 2.53E−16 0.09 0.003034835ZBED2 0.19 2.96E−16 0.14 1.69E−06 PTPN6 0.19 1.31E−15 0.04 0.210702886HMOX1 0.19 1.51E−15 SAMSN1 0.19 1.97E−15 0.10 0.00025252  SIT1 0.192.34E−15 0.08 0.007781849 CCDC64 0.19 2.65E−15 0.09 0.000993524 PTPN70.19 4.49E−15 0.25 3.66E−18 NDFIP2 0.19 6.66E−15 0.17 6.39E−09 CD74 0.197.63E−15 0.28 1.23E−22 CREM 0.18 1.94E−14 0.05 0.106041668 IRF4 0.181.98E−14 0.16 4.09E−08 ARNT 0.18 2.23E−14 0.10 0.000571869 TRPS1 0.182.93E−14 ZC3H7A 0.18 3.28E−14 0.14 1.33E−06 RHOB 0.18 3.58E−14 ASXL20.18 3.99E−14 ITGA4 0.18 4.04E−14 0.08 0.008613713 CCL4L2 0.18 5.53E−140.11 0.000238679 CCL4L1 0.18 5.69E−14 0.11 0.000238679 IGF2R 0.181.06E−13 SOD1 0.18 1.26E−13 0.18 4.99E−10 SYNGR2 0.18 1.31E−13 0.110.00010303  PDE3B 0.18 1.38E−13 −0.11 0.000178183 IFI16 0.18 1.43E−130.20 5.81E−12 PDE7B 0.18 1.46E−13 SLC2A8 0.18 1.59E−13 FYN 0.17 2.58E−130.23 2.55E−16 ARID5B 0.17 4.06E−13 0.22 2.72E−15 NFATC1 0.17 4.72E−130.10 0.000521207 TPI1 0.17 4.96E−13 0.17 2.07E−09 DTHD1 0.17 6.29E−13CD3E 0.17 7.13E−13 0.03 0.271016862 CRIM1 0.17 7.24E−13 TMEM155 0.171.02E−12 INPP4B 0.17 1.66E−12 −0.06 0.035577188 OSBPL3 0.17 1.74E−120.16 4.35E−08 LIMSI 0.17 1.76E−12 0.17 1.29E−09 KCNK5 0.17 1.76E−12KLRC2 0.17 2.17E−12 RGS4 0.17 3.04E−12 ACP5 0.17 3.13E−12 0.19 5.03E−11DENND2D 0.17 3.30E−12 0.01 0.631199717 FAIM3 0.17 3.53E−12 0.040.189542882 DDX3Y 0.17 4.25E−12 0.00 0.907797482 HLA-H 0.16 4.66E−120.21 1.54E−13 GPR56 0.16 5.64E−12 0.11 6.30E−05 MAF 0.16 5.82E−12 0.362.14E−38 TRIM69 0.16 7.34E−12 SEMA4A 0.16 9.52E−12 IL2RG 0.16 1.04E−110.18 6.51E−10 TMEM140 0.16 1.11E−11 0.09 0.00163736  GMDS 0.16 1.18E−110.08 0.008326449 LITAF 0.16 1.19E−11 −0.05 0.063294972 HSPA1A 0.161.56E−11 0.11 0.000172577 PAPOLA 0.16 1.56E−11 −0.01 0.70579933  AHI10.16 2.36E−11 0.16 9.85E−09 EZR 0.16 2.40E−11 0.14 1.92E−06 MIS18BP10.16 2.58E−11 0.17 6.15E−09 HLA-A 0.16 2.74E−11 0.32 9.78E−31 PSTPIP10.16 3.27E−11 0.11 9.40E−05 GBP5 0.16 3.71E−11 0.13 5.66E−06 RIN3 0.163.77E−11 HIF1A 0.16 3.97E−11 0.06 0.048813828 HLA-DRB6 0.16 4.67E−11PAG1 0.16 5.87E−11 −0.08 0.003384546 AKAP5 0.16 6.76E−11 KLRC3 0.166.90E−11 RFX5 0.16 8.25E−11 0.07 0.014179979 UBB 0.15 8.74E−11 0.135.13E−06 TXNDC11 0.15 9.85E−11 0.14 1.74E−06 FOXN2 0.15 1.00E−10 0.050.082411107 DUSP16 0.15 1.15E−10 0.13 1.07E−05 CD82 0.15 1.38E−10 0.181.30E−10 PELI1 0.15 1.40E−10 0.20 6.92E−13 AMIGO2 0.15 2.03E−10 CCDC1410.15 2.42E−10 0.06 0.036155173 TNIP3 0.15 2.63E−10 0.10 0.000563452 SAT10.15 2.71E−10 0.26 2.07E−20 LRBA 0.15 3.00E−10 0.12 2.66E−05 HLA-DMA0.15 3.36E−10 0.20 2.02E−12 MAPRE2 0.15 3.48E−10 0.10 0.000867905 BIRC30.15 3.71E−10 −0.01 0.720398325 EPSTI1 0.15 4.13E−10 0.18 5.86E−10 NCALD0.15 4.21E−10 0.22 5.12E−15 ID2 0.15 4.32E−10 −0.04 0.201480439 NFAT50.15 4.95E−10 0.14 5.55E−07 GOLIM4 0.15 6.33E−10 ZBTB32 0.15 6.70E−10NDUFB3 0.15 6.70E−10 0.13 3.74E−06 CALM3 0.15 7.24E−10 0.22 2.32E−14SHFM1 0.15 8.32E−10 0.09 0.000949937 HLA-DRB5 0.15 9.22E−10 0.171.46E−09 C21orf91 0.15 9.87E−10 0.07 0.011223721 CCND2 0.15 1.09E−090.02 0.530718461 BTLA 0.14 1.29E−09 0.16 1.30E−08 PRKCH 0.14 1.31E−090.12 3.11E−05 GALNT2 0.14 1.53E−09 IKZF3 0.14 1.77E−09 0.12 3.13E−05AMICA1 0.14 2.14E−09 −0.06 0.026070815 STAT1 0.14 2.64E−09 0.050.064028082 IRF8 0.14 2.81E−09 ELF1 0.14 2.91E−09 0.02 0.548742854 CD3D0.14 2.93E−09 0.16 5.77E−08 RBPJ 0.14 3.26E−09 0.12 2.32E−05 BATF 0.143.46E−09 0.34 3.15E−33 LRRC8D 0.14 3.57E−09 0.07 0.014705554 PMF1 0.143.60E−09 0.10 0.000379898 TNFSF4 0.14 4.01E−09

Example 4—Tumor Microenvironment Analysis in Melanoma Tumors

T cells were also analyzed and the T cells contributed to thepredicative value of the signature of the present invention (FIG. 30).

The novel microenvironment cell-type signatures were very muchassociated with survival in both immunotherapy treated patients, and ingeneral. The genes which are up/down regulated in the immune cells afterimmunotherapy (CD4 T-cells, CD8 T-cells, B cells, and macrophages) areshown in Table 19.

TABLE 19 All Cell Type Signatures B cells Macrophage Malignant T cellscd4 T cells cd8 ADAM19 AIF1 ACOT7 MFGE8 AIM1 APOBEC3G AKAP2 ALDH2 ACSL3MFI2 ANK3 CBLB BACH2 ANPEP ACTN1 MGST3 AQP3 CCL4 BANK1 C15orf48 ADAM15MIA CAMK4 CCL4L1 BCL11A C1orf162 ADI1 MIF CCR4 CCL4L2 BLK C1QA AEBP1MITF CCR8 CCL5 CD19 C1QB AGPAT1 MLANA CD28 CD27 CD1C C1QC AGRN MLPHCD40LG CD8A CD22 C3AR1 AHCY MMP14 DGKA CD8B CD79A CCR1 AIF1L MORF4L2EML4 CST7 CD79B CD14 AKAP12 MORN2 FAAH2 CTSW CLEC17A CD163 AKT3 MPZL1FBLN7 CXCL13 CNR2 CD300A ANXA5 MRPL24 FKBP5 CXCR6 COL19A1 CD300C APOA1BPMT2A FLT3LG DTHD1 COL4A3 CD300LF APOD MTUS1 FOXP3 DUSP2 CPNE5 CD33 APOEMXI1 FXYD5 EOMES CR2 CD86 ARL2 MYH10 IL6R FASLG CXCR5 CFP ARNT2 MYO10IL7R FCRL3 EBF1 CLEC10A ARPC1A MYO1D ITGB2-AS1 GBP5 ELK2AP CLEC12A ASPHNAV2 JUNB GZMA FAM129C CLEC4A ATP1A1 NCKAP1 KLRB1 GZMB FAM177B CLEC5AATP1B1 NDST1 LEPROTL1 GZMH FCER2 CMKLR1 ATP6V0A1 NENF LOC100128420 GZMKFCRL1 CSF1R B3GNT1 NES MAL HCST FCRL2 CSF2RB BACE2 NGFRAP1 OXNAD1 HLA-AFCRL5 CSF3R BAIAP2 NGRN PBXIP1 HLA-B FCRLA CSTA BCAN NHSL1 PIK3IP1 HLA-HHLA-DOB CXCL9 BIRC7 NID1 PIM2 ID2 IGJ CXCR2P1 BTBD3 NME1 PRKCQ-AS1 IFNGIGLL1 DSC2 C11orf24 NME2 RORA IL2RB IGLL3P FAM26F C17orf89 NME4 RPL35AKLRC3 IGLL5 FBP1 C1orf198 NRP2 RPL4 KLRC4 KIAA0125 FCER1G C1orf21 NRSN2RPL6 KLRC4-KLRK1 KIAA0226L FCGR1A C1orf85 NSG1 RPS15A KLRD1 LOC283663FCGR1B CALD1 OSBPL1A RPS27 KLRK1 MS4A1 FCGR1C CALU P4HA2 RPS28 LAG3P2RX5 FCGR3A CAPN3 PACSIN2 SEPT6 LSP1 PAX5 FCGR3B CAV1 PAX3 SLAMF1 LYSTPNOC FCN1 CBR1 PCDHGC3 SORL1 NKG7 POU2AF1 FOLR2 CCND1 PEG10 SPOCK2 PDCD1POU2F2 FPR1 CCT3 PFDN2 SUSD3 PRF1 RASGRP3 FPR2 CD151 PFKM TCF7 PSTPIP1SEL1L3 FPR3 CD276 PFN2 TMEM66 PYHIN1 SNX29P1 GGTA1P CD59 PGRMC1 TNFRSF18RARRES3 ST6GAL1 GNA15 CD63 PHB TNFRSF25 SH2D1A STAP1 GPR84 CD9 PHLDB1TNFRSF4 SH2D2A SWAP70 HCK CDC42BPA PIR TNFSF8 TARP TCL1A HK3 CDC42EP4PKNOX2 TRABD2A TIGIT TMEM154 IGSF6 CDH19 PLEKHB1 TSC22D3 TNFRSF9 VPREB3IL1B CDK2 PLK2 TXK TOX IL1RN CDK2AP1 PLOD1 IL4I1 CECR7 PLOD3 ITGAMCELSR2 PLP1 KYNU CERCAM PLS3 LGALS2 CERS2 PLXNA1 LILRA1 CHCHD6 PLXNB3LILRA2 CHL1 PMEL LILRA3 CHPF PMP22 LILRA4 CLDN12 POLR2F LILRB2 CLIC4POLR2L LILRB4 CNIH4 PON2 LILRB5 CNN3 PPT2 LST1 CNP PRAME MAFB CNPY2PRDX4 MARCO COA3 PRDX6 MNDA COL16A1 PRKCDBP MRC1 COMT PROS1 MS4A4A CRIP2PRSS23 MS4A6A CRNDE PSMB5 MSR1 CRTAP PTGFRN NCF2 CRYAB PTGR1 OLR1 CSAG1PTK2 P2RY13 CSAG3 PTPLAD1 PILRA CSPG4 PTPRM PLAU CSRP1 PTPRS PLBD1CTDSPL PTRH2 PLXDC2 CTHRC1 PTTG1IP PRAM1 CTNNAL1 PYCR1 RAB20 CTNNB1 PYGBRAB31 CTSF PYGL RASSF4 CTSK QDPR RBM47 CTTN QPCT RGS18 CYB5R1 RAB13S100A8 CYP27A1 RAB17 S100A9 CYSTM1 RAB34 SECTM1 CYTH3 RAB38 SIGLEC1DAAM2 RAI14 SIGLEC7 DCBLD2 RBFOX2 SIGLEC9 DCT RCAN1 SLAMF8 DDR1 RCN1SLC31A2 DDR2 RCN2 SLC43A2 DIP2C RDX SLC7A7 DLC1 RGS20 SLC8A1 DNAH14 RND3SLCO2B1 DOCK7 ROBO1 SPI1 DST ROPN1 STAB1 DSTN ROPN1B TBXAS1 DUSP6 RTKNTFEC ECM1 S100A1 TGFBI EDNRB S100A13 TLR2 EFNA5 S100A16 TLR4 EIF4EBP1S100B TLR8 EMP1 SCARB1 TMEM176A ENTPD6 SCCPDH TMEM176B EPS8 SCD TNFSF13ERBB3 SDC3 TNFSF13B ETV4 SDC4 TREM2 ETV5 SDCBP TYROBP EVA1A SELENBP1VSIG4 EXOSC4 SEMA3B ZNF385A FAM127A SEMA3C FAM127B SEMA6A FAM167B SEPT10FARP1 SERPINA3 FARP2 SERPINE2 FASN SERPINH1 FKBP10 SGCD FKBP4 SGCE FKBP9SHC1 FN1 SHC4 FNBP1L SLC19A2 FRMD6 SLC24A5 FSTL1 SLC25A13 FXYD3 SLC25A4G6PC3 SLC35B2 GALE SLC39A1 GCSH SLC39A6 GDF15 SLC45A2 GJB1 SLC6A15 GLI3SLC7A8 GNG12 SMARCA1 GOLM1 SNAI2 GPM6B SNCA GPR143 SNHG16 GPRC5B SNRPEGSTA4 SORT1 GSTP1 SOX10 GULP1 SOX13 GYG2 SOX4 H1F0 SPARC HIBADH SPRHMCN1 SPRY4 HMG20B SPTBN1 HOXB7 SRPX HOXC10 SSFA2 HSBP1 ST3GAL4 HSP90AB1ST5 HSPB1 ST6GALNAC2 HSPD1 STK32A HSPG2 STMN1 IFI27 STXBP1 IGF1R SYNGR1IGFBP7 TANC1 IGSF11 TBC1D16 IGSF3 TBC1D7 IGSF8 TCEAL4 IMPDH2 TEAD1ISYNA1 TENC1 ITFG3 TEX2 ITGA3 TFAP2A ITGB3 TIMP2 KIRREL TIMP3 LAMB1 TJP1LAMB2 TMEM147 LAMC1 TMEM14C LAPTM4A TMEM9 LAPTM4B TMEM98 LDLRAD3TNFRSF19 LGALS1 TOM1L1 LGALS3BP TRIM2 LINC00473 TRIM63 LINC00673 TSC22D1LMNA TSPAN3 LOC100126784 TSPAN4 LOC100130370 TSPAN6 LOC645166 TTLL4LOXL4 TUBB2A LRP6 TUBB2B MAGEA12 TUBB3 MAGEA2B TYR MAGEA3 UBL3 MAGEA6VAT1 MAGED1 VIM MAGED2 VKORC1 MAP1B WASL MARCKSL1 WBP5 MDK WIPI1 MFAP2WLS XAGE1A XAGE1B XAGE1C XAGE1D XAGE1E XYLB YWHAE ZNF462

TABLE 20 Down-regulated and Up-regulated genes post-immunotherapytreatment in microenvironment T.cd8.up T.cd8.down T.cd4.up T.cd4.downMacro.up Macro.down AARS2 LYRM7 ACTN4 MAL AARS2 ACTR2 APOC1 AREG ABHD15MAP3K13 ADAM10 MAP1LC3A ABI2 ADRBK1 APOE ARF1 ABI2 MAP7D3 AEN MED21APOBEC3A ANAPC11 C17orf76- BRE-AS1 AS1 AK3 MAPK13 AIM1 MGMT APOL2ANKRD36BP1 C1orf56 CD55 AKAP5 MBOAT1 AIP MKNK2 ARF6 ARAP2 CA2 CREM AKIP1ME2 AKAP13 MPG C17orf76- ASCC3 CD81 DUSP2 AS1 ALG1 MED18 AKNA MRPL47C1orf56 ASMTL CSTB EREG ANKRD40 METTL16 AMD1 MRPL53 C1QB ATXN2L CXCL9ETS2 AP1G2 METTL2B ANKRD11 MRPL54 CASP10 BCL6 DBNDD2 FKBP5 AP3M1 MFSD11ANKRD36BP1 MSI2 CCL5 C22orf34 DHRS4L2 FOSB AP3S2 MIAT APBB1IP MT2A CCND2CALM3 DNAJC5B GAPT APOL2 MLANA APH1A MXD4 CD68 CCNG1 DYNC1I2 HIF1A ARF6MMS22L APOBEC3G MYCBP2 CEP41 CD200 DYNLL1 ICAM3 ARIH2OS MOCS3 ARID1AMYEOV2 CLUAP1 CD226 FABP3 IFI44L ARMC10 MREG ARID2 MYH9 CNNM3 CD3E FOLR2IL1B ARSA MRPL44 ARL1 NACA CTBP1 CD40LG FTL LOC100130476 ASB8 MS4A1ARL4C NAP1L1 CXCR3 CD58 FUCA1 MEF2C ATP6V0A2 MSH3 ASF1B NDC80 CXCR6 CD6GPNMB NFIL3 B2M MTFMT ATAD1 NDE1 DCAF10 CDC42EP3 HLA-J NFKBIA BCL6 NAA16ATP5E NDUFA12 DNAJC14 CHI3L2 HSD11B1 NFKBIZ BLOC1S6 NDNL2 ATP5L NDUFA13FAM126B COX7C HSD3B7 NLRP3 BMS1P1 NEK2 ATP5O NDUFA2 FAM134A CPSF1 HSPA7NR4A2 BMS1P4 NFKBIB ATP6V0C NDUFA4 FAM153C CTSA HSPB1 PPP1R15B BMS1P5NME6 ATP6V0E2 NDUFA6 FGD5-AS1 CXCR5 KLHDC8B REL BRIP1 NOL9 ATXN2L NFATC2GBP4 DDX39B MGLL RPSAP58 C10orf32 NPIPL3 ATXN7L1 NFKBIA GBP5 DDX3YMIR4461 THBS1 C12orf65 NQO1 AURKB NFKB1Z GNRHR2 DHRS7 MRPS15 TNFAIP3C19orf40 NT5DC3 BCL11B N1NJ2 GPR56 EHD1 NOP10 ZBTB16 C1orf174 NUAK2 BCL2NIPBL GSTM3 EIF3L NUPR1 ZFP36 C1orf210 OCLN BHLHE40- NIT2 GZMA ERGIC3PCBD1 AS1 C1orf56 OPHN1 BIRC5 NOP56 HAUS2 EXOC1 PLA2G2D C1orf63 ORC6BLMH NPM1 HERC2P4 FAM172A PLA2G7 C1QTNF6 PACS2 BLVRA ORMDL3 HLA-DRA GNG5RAB20 C5orf24 PAFAH1B2 BRK1 OST4 HLA-DRB1 GPRIN3 SCARB1 C5orf33 PAICSBTF3 PABPC1 HNRNPH1 HDDC2 SLIRP C9orf3 PAN3 BTN3A2 PAIP2 INADL HINT1ST3GAL5 C9orf85 PAR-SN BUB1 PAM KLRD1 HIST1H1D TIMP2 CACUL1 PARP11 BUB3PARK7 LINC00439 HIST1H1E TMSB10 CAMLG PARP3 C1D PARP8 LOC100506469HIVEP2 TRNAU1AP CCDC122 PARP9 CARD16 PCBP1 LOC284379 HNRNPC UBD CCR6PCGF5 CARS PCBP2 LOC389641 HS3ST3B1 WSB2 CD160 PDE12 CASP4 PDCD1LOC644961 ICA1 XIST CD24 PER2 CASP8 PDCD5 LOC727896 ITM2A YTHDF2 CD68PEX13 CBLB PER1 MAP3K13 ITPR1 CENPN PIGX CCDC141 PET117 MCTS1 KLF12CEP104 PKNOX1 CCDC167 PFDN5 NANOG LCMT1 CHP1 PMEL CCDC23 PIK3IP1 NXNL2LOC100216545 CLCC1 POU2AF1 CCL4 PIK3R5 PIP4K2A LOC100271836 CLUAP1PPP1R3B CCNB2 PIN4 PLEKHA2 LOC285740 CNNM3 PQLC2 CCND1 PLCB2 PPID MAEACOA1 PRMT2 CCND3 PLEK PRDM1 MAP2K3 COX10-AS1 PSTPIP2 CCNH PLEKHM1PSTPIP2 MAP4K1 COX18 PTPN2 CCNK PLIN2 QRSL1 MED21 CPPED1 QPRT CCR1 POGZRASSF3 MKNK2 CPT1A RAB21 CCR4 PPIA RBM43 MRPL33 CRK RAB33B CCR5 PPM1GRGS1 MRPS2 CSAD RAD1 CD2 PRDM1 RPP14 MTERFD2 CSNK1G1 RASSF1 CD200R1PRDX6 RUNX1-IT1 MTMR6 CWC25 RBBP5 CD27 PRMT10 SBF2-AS1 MYEOV2 CYB5D2RBL1 CD320 PRPF8 SCAI NAB1 CYP4V2 RBMS2 CD37 PRR14L SGOL1 NDUFA4 DCP1ARDH10 CD3D PRRC2B SLC25A51 NEK7 DESI1 REL CD3E PTBP3 SLC35E1 NFATC1 DGKDRFC2 CD3G PTPN4 SPDYE1 NFATC2 DHODH RFT1 CD4 PTRHD1 SPDYE2 NINJ2 DIP2ARHD CD7 RAB1B SPDYE2L OST4 DIS3 RIOK3 CD79A RAPGEF1 SPDYE7P P2RX5 DIS3LRNF14 CD81 RASA1 SWSAP1 PAPD4 DNASE1 RNF141 CDC42SE1 RASA2 THAP5 PARLDND1 RPS6KA3 CDK1 RBM38 TMEM120B PASK DTD2 RUNDC1 CENPK RGS1 TMEM192PCBP1 EEF2K S1PR2 CHCHD2 RGS10 TP53RK PDCD1 EIF5A2 SATB1 CHI3L2 RHBDD3TRMT10B PFKL ELMSAN1 SCAI CIRBP RHOA TSNAX PHF3 ESYT2 SCAMP1 CITED2RNASEK TXNDC15 PHF8 EYA3 SCML4 CLASP1 RPA3 UGT8 PIK3CG F11R SEC23IPCLDND1 RPL13A UPK3BL PLP2 FAM126B SEMA4D CLECL1 RPL14 XIST PON2 FAM210BSENP5 COX17 RPL18 ZNF253 PPP1CA FAM215A SERPINB1 COX4I1 RPL22 ZNF276PRKCH FAM217B SERPINB6 COX6A1 RPL23 ZSWIM7 PRNP FAM73A SGCB COX7A2LRPL27 PRRC2B FANCD2 SGK3 COX7C RPL27A PTBP3 FASTKD2 SGOL1 COX8A RPL29RBM25 FBLIM1 SH2D1B CREB3L2 RPL31 RERE FBXL18 SIRT5 CSNK1D RPL32 RGS3FBXW2 SKP2 CST7 RPL34 RPL13A FCRL3 SLAMF7 CTSC RPL35 RPL14 FCRL6SLC25A15 CTSD RPL35A RPL27 FDPSL2A SLC25A32 CXCL13 RPL36 RPL37 FLCNSLC25A51 CXCR4 RPL36A RPS26 FLOT1 SLC2A3 CXCR6 RPL36AL RPS4Y1 FOXK1SLC30A6 CYTIP RPL37 RPS5 FTO SLC30A7 DDIT4 RPL37A SARDH FXN SLC31A1 DDX6RPL38 SEC11C GALNT6 SLC35A3 DNAJB12 RPL39 SEC16A GATAD1 SLC48A1 DNAJC9RPLP0 SELT GBP1 SLC50A1 DPM3 RPRD2 SF3B1 GBP2 SLC7A5P2 DTHD1 RPS10 SFI1GBP4 SMIM14 DUSP4 RPS13 SMARCE1 GBP5 SMYD4 EBP RPS16 SMG1P1 GCLM SNAPC3EEF1B2 RPS17 SNHG5 GDAP2 SNHG7 EEF1D RPS17L SNRPN GEMIN8 SNIP1 EEF2RPS20 SRRM2 GGPS1 SOAT1 EHMT1 RPS21 SSH2 GLIPR1L2 SPAST EIF3F RPS23STAU1 GLUD1P7 SPRYD4 EIF3G RPS24 TATDN1 GMEB1 SRSF8 EIF4B RPS26 TCF7 GNESS18 ELK2AP RPS28 THADA GNG4 STAT1 EMB RPS29 TIAM1 GNRHR2 STAT5B ENSARPS4X TIGIT GOLGA3 STOM ERAP2 RPS5 TMEM59 GPCPD1 STYX ERGIC3 RPS7 TOXGPR82 SWSAP1 ERH RPS9 TOX2 GTF2H2C TADA2B ERN1 RPSA TYK2 GTPBP5 TADA3ETS1 RSBN1 UBQLN1 HAUS3 TANGO2 EVL RUNX2 UQCR10 HERC2P7 TARS2 FAM102ARUNX3 UQCRH HIST1H2BG TATDN3 FAM129A S100A6 UTRN HIVEP3 TBC1D24 FAM53BSELL UXT HMHA1 TBCCD1 FAM78A SF3A1 WNK1 HOGA1 TERF1 FAU SHISA9 WWP2 HOPXTERF2 FBXO5 SIRPG ZFP36 HSPA1B THAP5 FKBP5 SLA ZNF217 ICA1L TLE3 FNDC3ASLC39A7 ID3 TM7SF3 FOSB SLC4A7 IDO1 TMEM123 FOXP1 SMG7 IER2 TMEM209 FRYLSNORD10 IFITM3 TMEM41A G6PD SNRNP200 IFNAR1 TMEM41B GAS5 SON IFNLR1TNFA1P8L2- GINS2 SPOCK2 SCNM1 IKBIP TNFSF14 GLRX SRRM2 IL10 TPMT GMCL1SSR4 INIP TRIM5 GMFG STK16 INPP4B TRIOBP GMNN SUMO2 INPP5F TSNAX GNG5SUPV3L1 IRAK4 TTC39C GNLY SYNGR2 IRF1 TUBGCP4 GOLGA8B SYTL3 IRF2BP2 TYMPGPR183 TAF15 ITGAX UBE2Q2 GPR56 TAOK3 ITK UBOX5 CRN TAP2 KCNK5 UBXN2BGSTM1 TK1 KDELC2 UTP23 GSTP1 TLN1 KDSR VMP1 GTF2B TMED9 KIAA0355 WAC-AS1GTF3C6 TMEM155 KIAA1324 WDR92 GZMK TMEM2 KIAA1919 XIAP H2AFZ TNFAIP3KIF18B XKR9 HDAC8 TNFSF4 KIF3A ZBTB24 HERC2P2 TNFSF8 KIN ZBTB43 HERPUD1TOB1 KLHL28 ZCCHC4 HINT1 TOMM7 KLRC2 ZFP14 HIST1H1E TOX KLRC3 ZFP36L1HIST1H3G TP53INP1 KLRD1 ZMYM5 HIST1H4C TPX2 KRAS ZNF100 HLA-DQA1 TSC22D3LAIR1 ZNF124 HLA-DQA2 TSPAN14 LDHA ZNF16O HLA-DRB5 TSPYL2 LDLR ZNF321PHLA-F TSTD1 LIAS ZNF333 HLA-H TTN LINC00476 ZNF37BP HMBOX1 TUBA4A LLGL1ZNF483 HUWE1 TXK LOC100131067 ZNF526 IFIT5 TXNIP LOC100131089 ZNF528IL6ST TYMS LOC180132247 ZNF529 IQGAP1 UBA52 LOC100190986 ZNF543 IQGAP2UBE2C LOC100268168 ZNF548 ISCU UBE2T LOC100271836 ZNF549 ISG20 UCP2LOC100505812 ZNF620 ITGAD UGDH- AS1 LOC100505876 ZNF652 ITGB1 UQCR11LOC100506083 ZNF665 ITGB2 UQCRB LOC100652772 ZNF669 ITM2B UQCRHLOC202781 ZNF683 KDM5C USB1 LOC284023 ZNF721 KIAA1551 UXT LOC389641ZNF793 KIR2DL4 VCAM1 LOC727896 ZNF805 KLF12 VRK1 LOC729603 ZNF814 KPNB1WDR83OS LOC90834 ZSCAN2 LDHB WNK1 LRRC57 ZSCAN22 LENG8 YEATS4 LRRC58ZSCAN29 LINC00493 YWHAB LY9 ZSWIM7 LINC00612 ZBTB38 LNPEP ZC3H12ALOC643406 ZC3HC1 LOC643733 ZDHHC24 LOC646214 ZFP36L2 LRRC37A4P ZMYND8LSM6 ZNF638 MAD2L1 ZWINT MAEA

TABLE 21 Top Genes from Table 20 T.cd8.up T.cd8.down T.cd4.up T.cd4.downMacro.up Macro.down AP1G2 AKNA CASP10 CHI3L2 NUPR1 FKBP5 AP3M1 BCL2CXCR3 COX7C LOC100130476 APOL2 CARD16 CXCR6 CXCR5 NLRP3 ARF6 CCDC141FAM153C HIST1H1E THBS1 C12orf65 COX4I1 FGD5-AS1 HIVEP2 TNFAIP3 CCDC122COX8A GBP5 ICA1 CSAD EIF3G LOC727896 NEK7 CWC25 FAU NXNL2 NFATC2 DHODHG6PD RBM43 NINJ2 DIS3L GLRX RGS1 PASK FAM217B GNLY SLC35E1 RPL13A GBP2GPR56 SPDYE1 TCF7 GDAP2 HIST1H4C HOPX HLA-DRB5 IKBIP HUWE1 KIAA1919ITGB2 LOC727896 MGMT LOC90834 MKNK2 LRRC58 NDC80 MAP7D3 NDUFA6 MFSD11PIK3R5 MOCS3 RPL35A PER2 SYTL3 POU2AF1 TNFSF4 PQLC2 TOBI RAD1 UCP2 SGCBWNK1 SGOL1 SLC2A3 SNAPC3 SRSF8 SS18 STOM SWSAP1 TANGO2 TERF2 TMEM123TMEM209 ZBTB43 ZNF160 ZNF528 ZNF543

Example 5 Protein-Protein Interactions Between Genes in the ResistanceSignatures

In line with the co/anti-regulatory patterns of the PIT-Up (ICR-Up,post-treatment-up) and PIT-Down (ICR-down, post-treatment-down) modules,a significantly large number of protein-protein interactions occurwithin and between the two modules (253 interactions, P=<1e-3) (Table22). The number of interactions is ˜7 times more than expected(empirical p-value)

TABLE 22 GeneA GeneB ACAA2 PFN1 ACAA2 ATP1B3 ACAA2 ISYNA1 ACSL4 PTPMT1ACSL4 HTATIP2 ADSL UBC ADSL XPNPEP1 ADSL PAICS AEN LZTS2 AHNAK FN1 AHNAKS100A10 ALDH1B1 UBC ALDH1B1 FN1 ALDH1B1 XPNPEP1 ANXA1 UCHL5 ANXA1 FN1ANXA2 CTSB ANXA2 S100A10 ANXA2 MID1 ANXA2 FN1 ANXA2 LGALS1 ARHGEF1 CD44ARHGEF1 FN1 ATF3 STAT1 ATF3 JUNB ATP1A1 UBC ATP1A1 ATP1B3 ATP1B3 PTP4A3ATP1B3 HLA-C ATP1B3 RPL17 ATXN10 BSG ATXN10 FN1 ATXN10 MRPS16 ATXN2LGALNS ATXN2L PABPC1 BCCIP EIF6 BCCIP FAM46A BCCIP SORD BCCIP SMS BCL6JUNB BCL6 HDAC2 BCL6 PELI1 BIRC3 UBC BSG OS9 BSG MYBBP1A BSG XPO7 BSGMETAP2 BSG PTPMT1 CALU GAA CALU PRKCDBP CALU CTNNAL1 CALU HSP90B1 CAV1CD44 CAV1 PTRF CD151 CD46 CD44 IGFBP3 CD44 FN1 CD44 NF2 CD46 CD9 CD9LGALS3BP CFB FN1 CPSF1 POLR2A CRELD1 EIF6 CRYAB CS CRYAB SORD CS CTPS1CST3 CTSB CTSA CTSD CTSB S100A10 CTSB SPRY2 CTSD UCHL5 CTSD HSP90B1DCBLD2 ITM2B DCTN6 RPSA ECHS1 UCHL5 ECHS1 ISYNA1 EGR1 JUNB EIF4A1 PABPC1EIF4A1 UCHL5 EIF4A1 RPSA EIF4A1 TMEM43 EIF4A1 ILF2 EIF4A1 FN1 EIF6 PAICSEIF6 PSME1 EIF6 FBL EIF6 RPL17 EIF6 RUVBL2 EIF6 TSNAX EIF6 KIAA0020 EMP1SMIM3 EPDR1 NF2 FAM213A HLA-C FAM46A PRSS23 FAM46A SQRDL FAM46A FNDC3BFBL RUVBL2 FBL KLF6 FBL UBC FBL NOLC1 FBL RPL17 FBL RPS7 FBL RPS3 FBLFN1 FBL GPATCH4 FBL KIAA0020 FBLN1 FN1 FN1 IGFBP3 FN1 MIA FN1 TNC FN1LGALS1 FN1 LYPLA1 FN1 RPL17 FN1 RNH1 FN1 G6PD FN1 PAICS FN1 SLC5A3 FN1NCBP1 FN1 PPA1 FN1 XRCC5 FN1 RPSA FN1 RUVBL2 FN1 PRDX3 FN1 RPL10A FN1RPS7 FN1 ILF2 FN1 PFN1 FN1 UBAP2L FN1 PABPC1 FN1 RPS3 FN1 UBC FN1 RBM4FN1 TF FOXRED2 OS9 FXYD3 NR4A1 G6PD GBP2 G6PD TSTA3 G6PD IDH2 GEM LZTS2GLOD4 NR4A1 GLOD4 NNMT GLOD4 PAICS HDAC2 SMC3 HDAC2 KLF4 HDAC2 RUVBL2HDAC2 SNAI2 HDAC2 TSC22D3 HLA-A TAPBP HLA-A TAP1 HLA-A UBC HLA-A ITM2BHLA-A HLA-C HLA-A HLA-E HLA-C UBC HLA-C HLA-F HLA-C HLA-E HLA-C ITGA6HLA-E HLA-F HLA-E ITGA6 HSP90B1 OS9 HSP90B1 TPM1 HSP90B1 RPN2 HSP90B1TSR1 HSP90B1 STAT1 IDH2 UBC IGF1R IGFBP3 IGFBP3 TF ILF2 XRCC5 ILF2 RPL17ILF2 RPL10A ILF2 RPS3 ILF2 SRSF7 ILF2 PRKCDBP ILF2 TOMM22 ILF2 PTRF ILF2RUVBL2 ILF2 MYBBP1A ILF2 KIAA0020 ITGA6 LGALS3BP KLF4 KLF6 LAMB1 UBCLGALS1 LGALS3BP LZTS2 TSNAX LZTS2 SMIM3 MID1 RPS3 MID1 UBC MTG1 PRNPMYBBP1A NR4A1 MYBBP1A RPS3 MYBBP1A PTRF NCBP1 THOC5 NCBP1 SERPINE2 NF2XRCC5 NF2 RPS3 NF2 RPS7 NF2 SMC3 NOLC1 PTRF OXA1L PTPMT1 PABPC1 RPSAPABPC1 RBM4 PABPC1 RPL10A PABPC1 RPL17 PELI1 UBC PFN1 UCHL5 POLR2A XRCC5POLR2A SMC3 POLR2A PSMB9 POLR2A RUVBL2 PRAME UBC PRDX3 UCHL5 PRDX3 PSME1PROS1 RPSA PSMB9 PSME1 PSMB9 UCHL5 PTP4A3 XPO7 RND3 SKP2 RPL10A RPS3RPL10A RPL17 RPL10A RPSA RPL10A S100A10 RPL10A RPS7 RPL17 RPS3 RPL17RPSA RPN2 UBC RPS3 RPS7 RPS3 RPSA RPS3 TPM1 RPS3 TSR1 RPS3 UBC RPS3TSNAX RPS7 RPSA RPS7 TSR1 RPSA TSR1 RUVBL2 SRCAP RUVBL2 UCHL5 RUVBL2 UBCRUVBL2 VPS72 SAMM50 TOMM22 SAMM50 SQRDL SAMM50 SERINC1 SMG7 TSNAX SMSSORD SORD TPM1 SRCAP VPS72 STAT1 TSNAX TAP1 TAPBP TPM1 UBC TSC22D3 UBCTSTA3 UBC UBA7 UBE2L6 UBC UCHL5 UBC XPNPEP1 UCHL5 XPNPEP1

Example 6—Tumor Microenvironment Interaction Analysis

The ITR-down genes and ITR-up genes interact with stromal and immunegenes. The ITR-down genes interact with more genes (FIG. 34, 35). FIG.33 shows that genes that are down in malignant cells in immunotherapyresistant samples are rich in interactors of immune and stromal cells.Conversely, few such interaction genes are induced in malignant cells inimmunotherapy resistant samples.

Example 7—ITR Signature Scores from Melanoma Tumors in Different Cancers

The ITR scores are different in different cancers (FIG. 36, 37). Bladdercancer has the highest. Thymoma has the lowest. Uveal melanoma has thefourth highest. Applicants observed a difference in score between twomelanomas (uveal and skin cutaneous). Not being bound by a theory,cancers with the highest ITR scores are more resistant to immunotherapythan cancers with a lower score. Not being bound by a theory, cancerswith the highest ITR scores have a worse prognosis. The cancers on theright are more sensitive to immunotherapy (FIG. 36). Furthermore, theyhave less of an anti-correlation between ITR and T cell infiltration.

Example 8—Analysis of Single Cells from ER+ Metastatic Breast Cancer andColon Cancer

Applicants also analyzed single cells in other cancers having an ICRsignature, (see, e.g., FIG. 15A, B). Applicants further extended themelanoma ecosystem studies to study response to immunotherapy, usingmassively parallel droplet scRNA-Seq to analyze cells from colon tumors,using snRNA-Seq methods to profile metastatic breast cancer samples andprofiling pancreatic tumors. Cancer cells may be more or less resistantto immunotherapy based on uICR scores. Single cells in other cancers maybe shifted to an immunotherapy sensitive signature by treating withCDK4/6 inhibitors. Analysis of this signature and measuring shifts inthe signature after CDK4/6 inhibition can allow the properadministration of an immunotherapy in a combination treatment.

Applicants analyzed ER+ metastatic breast cancer using single nucleiRNA-seq (snRNA-seq) on fresh and frozen tissue samples (FIG. 38).snRNA-seq as described herein is compatible with frozen tissue samples.Non-malignant cells clustered by cell type in both frozen and freshtissue samples. Malignant cells clustered by patient.

Applicants analyzed 22 colon cancer samples using scRNA-seq (FIG. 39).With strict quality control (QC) on the 22 samples analyzed Applicantsobtained 12,215 epithelial cells and 17,143 non-epithelial cells.

Example 9—Immunotherapy Resistance Signature

Immunotherapies have transformed the therapeutic landscape of severalcancer types (Sharma and Allison, 2015). However, despite the durableresponses in some patients, most patients' tumors manifest unpredictableresistance to immunotherapies (Gibney et al., 2016; Sharma et al.,2017). This hampers appropriate selection of patients for therapies,rational enrollment to clinical trials and the development of newtherapeutic strategies that could overcome resistance (Sharma andAllison, 2015). Most non-responding patients manifest intrinsicresistance, reflected as continued tumor growth or occurrence of newmetastatic lesions despite therapy, whereas some patients developacquired resistance following an initial clinical disease regression. Itis unknown whether these clinically discrete manifestations areassociated with shared or distinct molecular mechanisms of resistance(Sharma et al., 2017).

Recent studies characterized resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICI) by analyzing Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) and transcriptionalprofiles of bulk tumors (Hugo et al., 2016; Mariathasan et al., 2018;Van Allen et al., 2015). These studies demonstrated that tumors with ahigh mutational load (Van Allen et al., 2015) and a high level of immunecell infiltration (Riaz et al., 2017; Tumeh et al., 2014) are morelikely to respond, and linked ICI resistance in patients to functionalimmune evasion phenotypes, including defects in the JAK/STAT pathway(Zaretsky et al., 2016) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) response (Gao etal., 2016; Zaretsky et al., 2016), impaired antigen presentation (Hugoet al., 2016; Zaretsky et al., 2016), and PTEN loss (Peng et al., 2016).While these studies significantly contributed to the understanding ofthe cancer-immune interplay, the resulting biomarkers where onlypartially predictive (Sharma et al., 2017). This may be due to the factthat they only reflect some facets of the causes of resistance (WES) orcombine signals from malignant and non-malignant (immune and stroma)cells (RNA and copy-number variations).

Because immune checkpoint inhibitors target the interactions betweendifferent cells in the tumor, their impact depends on multicellularcircuits between malignant and non-malignant cells (Tirosh et al.,2016a). In principle, resistance can stem from different compartment ofthe tumor's ecosystem, for example, the proportion of different celltypes (e.g., T cells, macrophages, fibroblasts), the intrinsic state ofeach cell (e.g., memory or dysfunctional T cell), and the impact of onecell on the proportions and states of other cells in the tumor (e.g.,malignant cells inducing T cell dysfunction by expressing PD-L1 orpromoting T cell memory formation by presenting neoantigens). Thesedifferent facets are inter-connected through the cellular ecosystem:intrinsic cellular states control the expression of secreted factors andcell surface receptors that in turn affect the presence and state ofother cells, and vice versa. In particular, brisk tumor infiltrationwith T cell has been associated with patient survival and improvedimmunotherapy responses (Fridman et al., 2012), but the determinantsthat dictate if a tumor will have high (“hot”) or low (“cold”) levels ofT cell infiltration are only partially understood. Among multiplefactors, malignant cells may play an important role in determining thisphenotype (Spranger et al., 2015). Resolving this relationship with bulkgenomics approaches has been challenging; single-cell RNA-seq(scRNA-seq) of tumors (Li et al., 2017; Patel et al., 2014; Tirosh etal., 2016a, 2016b; Venteicher et al., 2017) has the potential to shedlight on a wide range of immune evasion mechanisms and immunesuppression programs.

Here, Applicants used scRNA-seq and a new computational approach toidentify immune evasion or suppression mechanisms in the melanomaecosystem (FIG. 44A,B). Applicants developed a data-driven approach thatintegrates scRNA-seq with other data sources to characterize malignantcell states that drive immune resistance in melanoma (FIG. 44B).Applicants identified a program in malignant cells that is associatedwith T cell exclusion prior to immunotherapy, and with the melanoma cellstates in patients who were resistant to immunotherapies. Applicantsconfirmed its presence in situ in tumors with multiplex protein imaging.This program predominantly reflects intrinsic resistance to immunecheckpoint inhibitors (but not to RAF/MEK-targeted therapy) and itsexpression predicts responses to ICI and clinical outcomes inindependent patient cohorts. Applicants further associated the CDK4/6pathway with control of this program and showed that treatment withCDK4/6 inhibitors reverses it and promotes a senescent-like state andwhen combined with immunotherapies, may even overcome resistance invivo. This work provides a new predictive biomarker for ICI response,suggests a new therapeutic modality that may re-sensitize malignantmelanoma cells to ICI, and provides a general framework to study theeffect of immunotherapies and other drugs on complex tumor ecosystems.

Results

Systematic Approach to Discover Malignant Cell Programs Associated withImmune Cell Infiltration or Exclusion

To identify malignant cell programs that characterize “cold” melanomatumors, Applicants devised a new strategy that combines scRNA-seq andbulk RNA-Seq data to relate the cellular state of one cell type (e.g.,malignant cell states) to the cellular composition of the tumors (e.g.,T cell infiltration vs. exclusion) (FIG. 44B). For clarity, Applicantsdescribe the strategy in this specific context, though it can be appliedto any two cell-types of interest. Applicants first use scRNA-seqprofiles to define cell type specific signatures of T cells and ofmalignant cells in melanoma tumors. Next, Applicants use the T cellsignature to estimate T cell infiltration levels in each of hundreds oftumors, based on their bulk RNA-Seq profile. For the analysis outlinedhere, Applicants focused on CD8+ T cells, but Applicants have inferredthe relationship between cancer cells and other T cell populations,including pan-T cells (CD3⁺), CD8⁺ T cells, and CD4⁺ T cells; naïve,cytotoxic, and exhausted CD8⁺ T cell; and naïve, exhausted, andregulatory CD4⁺ T cells (Methods).

Applicants then define a “seed exclusion program” by identifying genesfrom the malignant cell signature whose expression is stronglycorrelated (positively or negatively) with the T cell infiltration levelacross those bulk tumors. Because the seed program is identified onlyamong a few hundred genes that are exclusively expressed by scRNA-Seq inmalignant cells, it avoids contamination from the tumormicroenvironment; however, important genes that promote exclusion orinfiltration may also be expressed by non-malignant cells (e.g., MEWclass I molecules). To recover these genes, Applicants finally return tothe scRNA-seq data of the malignant cells and expand the seed program bysearching for genes that are correlated with it across the singlemalignant cells, irrespective of their expression in other cell types.In this way, Applicants derive a genome-scale, malignant-cell exclusionprogram, consisting of genes induced (“up”) or repressed (“down”) bymalignant cells in “cold” vs. “hot” tumors. Applicants can then scoreeach cell or tumor for expression of the program, such thatoverexpression of the program is defined as the overexpression of itsinduced part and underexpression of its repressed part, and vice versa(Methods).

Analysis of Clinical scRNA-Seq Identifies a Malignant Cell ProgramAssociated with T Cell Exclusion from Melanoma Tumors

Applicants applied the approach to 7,186 high-quality scRNA-seq profilesfrom the tumors of 31 melanoma patients, comprised of 2,987 cells from16 newly collected patient tumors (FIG. 44A, Table 1), and 4,199 cellsfrom 16 patients that Applicants previously reported (Tirosh et al.,2016a), along with 473 bulk RNA-seq melanoma profiles from The CancerGenome Atlas (TCGA) (Akbani et al., 2015). Applicants dissociatedindividual cells from fresh tumor resections, isolated immune andnon-immune cells by FACS based on CD45 staining, and profiled them witha modified full-length SMART-Seq2 protocol (Methods, Table 2).Applicants distinguished different cell subsets and genetic clones bothby their expression profiles and by their inferred CNV profiles (Tiroshet al., 2016a) (Methods), identifying: malignant cells, CD8 and CD4 Tcells, B cells, NK cells, macrophages, Cancer Associated Fibroblasts(CAFs) and endothelial cells (FIGS. 44C,D and 51, Tables 26C and 3).Overall, malignant cells primarily grouped by their tumor of origin(FIG. 44C), while the non-malignant cells grouped primarily by theircell type, and only then by their tumor of origin (FIG. 44D), asApplicants have previously reported for melanoma and other tumor types(Puram et al., 2017; Tirosh et al., 2016a; Venteicher et al., 2017).

The resulting exclusion program (FIG. 44E, Table 5) highlights therepression of diverse immune response pathways and the induction of aco-regulated gene module of Myc and CDK targets. The repressed geneswere enriched for antigen processing and presentation genes (B2M, CTSB,CTSL1, HLA-B/C/F, HSPA1A, HSPA1B, P=4.19*10⁻⁷, hypergeometric test),immune modulation genes (P=3.84*10⁻⁹, e.g., CD58 and the NFκB inhibitor,NFKBIA), and genes involved in the response to the complement system(P=2.26*10⁻⁷, e.g., CD59 and C4A). CD58 KO in malignant cells wasrecently shown to enhance the survival of melanoma cells in agenome-scale CRISPR screen of melanoma/T cell co-cultures (Patel et al.,2017), and its genetic loss or epigenetic inactivation are frequentimmune evasion drivers in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (Challa-Malladiet al., 2011). The induced genes included MYC and Myc targets(P=2.8*10⁻¹⁴), many CDK7/8 targets (P<3*10⁻⁹) (Oki et al., 2018), andtranscription factors, such as SNAI2 and SOX4. Myc-activation has beenpreviously linked to increased expression of immunosuppressive signals,including the upregulation of PD-L1 and β-catenin, which in turninhibits dendritic cell recruitment to the tumor microenvironment viaCCL4 (Spranger et al., 2015).

Applicants tested whether other cell populations with sufficientscRNA-seq profiles, including macrophages and B cells, contributed to Tcell exclusion/infiltration, but did not find significant impact onregulating T cell abundance.

The Exclusion Program Characterizes Individual Malignant Cells fromPatients Who Developed Progressive Disease on Immunotherapy

To determine whether the malignant T cell exclusion program manifests inthe context of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, Applicants leveragedthe fact that the scRNA-seq cohort included both untreated patients andpost-ICI patients who manifested intrinsic resistance. As clinicalresponse rates to ICI vary, with up to 61% responders with combinationtherapies (Hodi et al., 2010; Larkin et al., 2015; Postow et al., 2015;Ribas et al., 2015), the untreated tumors Applicants profiled likelyinclude both ICI sensitive and ICI resistant tumors, whereas the tumorsfrom ICI resistant patients are expected to include primarily resistantmalignant cells. Applicants thus turned to examine if the exclusionprogram is more pronounced in the malignant cells from ICI resistant vs.untreated patients. ScRNA-seq data provide particular power for suchinter-patient comparisons, even when considering only a small number oftumors, because of the larger number of cells per tumor and becausenon-malignant cells in the tumor microenvironment do not confound theanalyses.

Applicants thus independently identified a post-treatmenttranscriptional program, consisting of features that distinguishindividual malignant cells from post-ICI resistant tumors compared tomalignant cells from untreated tumors (Table 5). Applicants found arobust post-treatment program, consisting of genes induced (up) andrepressed (down) by malignant cells from the post-treatment resistantvs. untreated patients, which is stable and generalizable incross-validation (Methods, FIG. 45A, AUC=0.83). In principle, theprogram might reflect both the overall impact of ICI therapy andintrinsic ICI resistance per se, but those cannot be directlydistinguished based on the single-cell cohort, where Applicants did nothave matched samples from the same patient or pre-treatment tumors fromresponders and non-responders. Applicants address this below byanalyzing two independent validation cohorts.

The post-treatment program substantially overlapped the exclusionprogram (FIGS. 44E and 45B,C, Table 5; P<10⁻¹⁶, hypergeometric test,Jaccard index=0.27 and 0.23, for induced and repressed genes,respectively) and highlighted similar modules and pathways (FIG. 45D),even though the exclusion program was identified without considering thetreatment status of the tumors in the scRNA-seq data and with bulkRNA-Seq data of untreated patients. Both programs robustly classifiedindividual cells as untreated or post-treatment (AUC=0.83 and 0.86 forcross-validation post-treatment and exclusion, respectively, FIG.45A,E). Notably, a number of overlapping genes encode for ribosomalproteins (including 46 genes in the upregulated components of bothsignatures). This is consistent with the observation of Myc upregulationin both signatures, which is a major regulator of ribosome biogenesis(Kress et al., 2015), and whose knockdown is among the top perturbationspredicted to repress the program according to the Connectivity map(Subramanian et al.). To exclude the possibility that the overlap wasdominated only by this signal, Applicants removed the ribosomal genesfrom the signatures altogether, but observed a preserved significantoverlap (P<10⁻¹⁷) between both signatures with 41 and 77 overlappinggenes out of a total of 197 and 244 induced or repressed compartments,respectively. Overall, in light of the congruence of the signatures,Applicants defined a unified immune resistance program as the union ofthe corresponding post-treatment and exclusion programs, and used it inall subsequent analyses, unless indicated otherwise.

The Immune Resistance Program Reflects a Coherent Multifaceted State ofImmune Evasion

The program is consistent with several hallmarks of active immuneevasion, suppression and exclusion. First, even though the program wasderived in cutaneous melanoma, it is more pronounced in uveal melanoma,which resides in an immune-privileged environment and has very lowresponse rates to immunotherapy, compared to cutaneous melanoma (FIG.46A) (Algazi et al., 2016; Zimmer et al., 2015). Second, the inhibitionof genes from the repressed component of the program in malignantmelanoma cells conferred resistance to CD8 T cells in a genome-wideCRISPR KO screen (P=6.37*10⁻³, hypergeometric test) (Patel et al.,2017). Third, malignant cells which express the program substantiallyrepress a significant number of interaction routes with other cell typesin the tumor microenvironment, including MEW I:TCR (T cells), CD58:CD2(T cells), and IL1RAP:IL1B (macrophages) (FIG. 46B, Methods), as well asthe overall Senescence Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP)(P=4.3*10⁻¹⁶⁶ and 3.6*10⁻³, one-sided t-test and mixed effects,respectively, FIG. 45D, right).

The program genes appear to be under shared control by one or a fewmaster regulators, with opposing effects on the repressed and inducedcomponents of the program. There was a strong positive correlationwithin the induced or repressed genes, and a strong anti-correlationbetween the induced and repressed genes, both across single cells in thesame tumor and across TCGA tumors (FIGS. 46C,D). The co-variationpatterns were remarkably reproducible within each one of the tumors inthe cohort (FIG. 52), such that any given aspect of the program (e.g.,under-expression of MHC-1 genes in a cell) is coupled to the state ofthe entire program. Moreover, there is a significant overlap between theperturbations that reverse the expression of the program's repressed andinduced components (p-value=2.33*10⁻¹⁴, hypergeometric test), includingthe overexpression of IFN-γ and IFN-β and the knockdown of MYC(Subramanian et al., 2017). Indeed, MYC knockdown is among the topperturbation to repress the program, which is enriched for Myc targets.

Expression of Resistance Program Features in Malignant Cells in TCell-Depleted Niches In Situ

If the immune resistance program in malignant cells is associated with Tcell exclusion, malignant and T cells should vary in their relativespatial distribution in tumors depending on the activity of the program.To explore this, Applicants used multiplexed immunofluorescence(t-CyCIF) (Lin et al., 2017) to stain histological sections of 19 tumorsfrom the single-cell cohort for 14 proteins: six cell type markers (CD3,CD8, MHC-II, FOXP3, S100, and MITF) and eight members of the immuneresistance program (induced: p53, CEP170, Myc, DLL3; repressed: HLA-A,c-Jun, SQSTM1, LAMP2). Following cell segmentation and estimation ofantibody staining intensities (Methods), Applicants assigned cells(424,000 cells/image on average) into malignant cells (S100⁺, MITF⁺), Tcells (CD3⁺) and cytotoxic T cells (CD8⁺); the rest were defined asuncharacterized.

To explore the association between the program markers and the “cold”phenotype, Applicants first generated a Delaunay neighborhood graph foreach image (linking cells that are immediate neighbors) and computed theobserved frequency of cell-to-cell interaction compared to that expectedby chance, as recently described (Goltsev et al., 2017). Malignant cellswere significantly more likely to reside next to other malignant cells,and significantly less likely to reside next to T cells (P<1*10⁻¹⁶,binomial test, Methods). Next, for each frame in the imaged section(1,377 cells/frame on average; Methods), Applicants computed thefraction of T cells and the average expression of the different markersin the malignant cells. Applicants then quantified the associationbetween expression of the immune resistance program markers and T cellinfiltration levels across frames from the different images (Methods).Confirming this analysis approach, malignant cells in highly infiltratedniches had significantly higher levels of HLA-A (FIG. 47A, P=2.61*10⁻⁴⁶,mixed-effects). Moreover, in line with the predictions, malignant cellsin cold/hot niches had significantly lower/higher levels of c-Jun(repressed in the resistance program), respectively (FIG. 47B,P=2.85*10⁻¹², mixed-effects), whereas p53, induced in the resistanceprogram) characterized cold niches (P=6.16*10⁻⁷, mixed-effects).Applicants do note, however, that LAMP2 expression (repressed in theresistance program) was also associated with cold niches, potentiallydue to its post-transcriptional regulation (Feng et al., 2015).

Finally, since only a few markers were analyzed in situ, Applicantstested whether scRNA-seq and multiplex in situ protein profiles can becombined to jointly learn cell states, using a variant of canonicalcorrelation analysis (CCA) (Butler and Satija, 2017) (Methods). Thecells were primarily embedded and clustered based on their cell types,and not according to source, confirming the congruence of the twodatasets, and that the markers tested can link global transcriptionalcell states to spatial organization in tissue (FIGS. 47C,D and 53).Taken together, these results support the association between theexpression of the immune resistance program and the cold phenotype.

The Immune Resistance Program is Intrinsic in Melanoma Cells Prior toTreatment and is Enhanced Specifically Post-Immunotherapy

Applicants hypothesized that the immune resistance program, while morepronounced in the malignant cell of patients after ICI, in fact reflectsan intrinsic resistance mechanism, present even before immunotherapy.First, the program is detected in TCGA tumors, which were all untreated.Second, while the program is more predominant in the malignant cells ofthe post-treatment resistant patients, it is also overexpressed in asubset of the malignant cells from untreated patients (FIGS. 44E and45C, right plots). This is aligned with clinical observations thatintrinsic ICI resistance is more prevalent than acquired ICI resistance(Sharma et al., 2017). However, because the scRNA-seq cohort did notinclude matched samples from the same patient or pre-treatment tumorsfrom subsequent responders vs. non-responders, Applicants could notdirectly distinguish intrinsic resistance from post-treatment effects.

To test this hypothesis, Applicants therefore analyzed an independentcohort of 90 specimens collected from 26 patients with metastaticmelanoma who underwent ICI therapy, with bulk RNA-Seq from biopsiescollected pre-treatment (n=29), on-treatment (n=35), and at the time ofprogression (n=26) (FIG. 44A, validation cohort 1). Applicants testedfor changes in the program score during the course of treatment, whileaccounting for tumor composition (Methods). The program was induced inon- and post-treatment samples compared to pre-treatment samples fromthe same patient (P=1.36*10⁻⁴ and 4.98*10⁻², immune resistance program,refined and non-refined, respectively, mixed-effect test, Methods),consistent with its overexpression in individual post-ICI malignantcells in the unmatched single-cell cohort (FIGS. 44E and 45C). However,inter-patient variation in the program's expression was significantlyhigher than these intra-patient changes (P<10⁻⁸, ANOVA). This suggestedthat the major differences between the post-treatment and untreatedtumors in the single-cell cohort reflect, at least in part, intrinsicdifferences between the two groups, which preceded the treatment, whichApplicants turned to assess in a second validation cohort (below).Notably, Applicants did not observe an induction in the programfollowing RAF/MEK-inhibition, indicating that the immune resistancestate it defines is specific to ICI therapy and not merely a genericmarker of any drug resistant tumor.

The Immune Resistance Program Predicts Patient Survival and ClinicalResponses to ICI

The association of the program with T cell infiltration, its functionalenrichment with immune evasion and exclusion mechanisms, its intrinsicexpression in some malignant cells prior to treatment, and its furtherinduction in post-ICI resistant lesions could make it a compellingbiomarker for response to immunotherapy. To test this hypothesis,Applicants examined the program in multiple independent cohorts.Applicants used both the full program and one refined to the subset ofgenes that are co-regulated (positively) or anti-regulated (negatively)with genes whose inhibition desensitized melanoma cells to T cellmediated killing in functional screens (Patel et al., 2017) (Table 5,Methods) (The exclusion and post-treatment programs show similar signalsand trends; FIGS. 48E-H and 54-55).

The underexpression of the program was strongly associated with improvedsurvival in 473 TCGA melanoma patients (who did not receive ICIimmunotherapy, FIGS. 48A and 54), even after controlling for tumorpurity and inferred T cell infiltration (Azimi et al., 2012; Bogunovicet al., 2009). Furthermore, combining the program with inferred T cellinfiltration levels yielded significantly more accurate predictions ofpatient survival than either alone (COX p-value=1.4*10⁻⁸, FIG. 48A,right). Other proposed mechanisms, such as de-differentiation ofmelanoma cells (Landsberg et al., 2012), as reflected by an MITF-lowsignature, and other malignant cell signatures (e.g., cell cycle or theAXL program) (Tirosh et al., 2016a), did not show an association withpatient survival, indicating that mere biological variation acrossmalignant cells is insufficient as a prognostic signature.

The program expression in published pre-treatment and early on-treatmentbulk expression profiles also distinguished eventual ICI responders fromnon-responders in those studies (FIGS. 48B,C). In a lung cancer mousemodel, the program expression in early on-treatment profiles clearlyseparated anti-CTLA-4 responders from non-responders (P=3.6*10⁻⁷,one-sided t-test, FIG. 48B) (Lesterhuis et al., 2015). In bulkpre-treatment RNA-Seq data from 27 melanoma patients that weresubsequently treated with Pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) (Hugo et al., 2016),the program was underexpressed in the five complete responders, thoughjust above statistical significance (P=6.3*10⁻², one-sided t-test, FIG.48C). In bulk pre-treatment RNA-Seq data from 42 melanoma patients thatwere subsequently treated with the CTLA-4 inhibitor ipilimumab (VanAllen et al., 2015), the program was significantly lower in the twocomplete responders (P=5.2*10⁻³, one-sided t-test).

To test the predictive value of the program in a larger independentsetting, Applicants assembled a validation cohort of 112 patients withmetastatic melanoma who underwent a pre-treatment biopsy and bulkRNA-Seq followed by Pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) therapy (FIG. 44A,validation cohort 2, Table 1). The cohort was collected in a differenthospital and country (Germany; Methods), and samples were processed andsequenced on the same platform (Methods). Applicants evaluated theprogram's performance in predicting anti-PD-1 responses as reflected by:(1) progression-free survival (PFS, recorded for 104 of the 112patients), (2) clinical benefit (CB, defined as either partial orcomplete response by RECIST criteria), and (3) complete response (CR)(Methods). Applicants also compared the performance of the predictors tothose of 32 other signatures, including the top hits of two functionalCRISPR screens of resistance to T cells and ICI (Manguso et al., 2017;Patel et al., 2017) (Table 9, Methods).

The programs were predictive of PFS in the validation cohort (FIGS. 48Dand 55A-E), even when accounting for other known predictors of ICIresponse, including inferred T cell infiltration levels and PD-L1expression (FIG. 55E). Although cell cycle alone is not associated withPFS (COX P>0.25), filtering the cell-cycle component from the programscore (Methods, and below) further improved PFS predictions (FIG. 48D,right), suggesting that a tumor's immune resistance should be evaluatedconditioning on its proliferation level. The program had a strongpredictive value beyond T cell infiltration (P=3.37*10⁻⁶,Wilcoxon-ranksum test), and was the only one negatively associated withPFS. Other alternative signatures were either not predictive or did notprovide any additive predictive value once accounting for T cellinfiltration levels (FIG. 48E).

The program was underexpressed in patients with clinical benefit (CB)compared to those without benefit (no-CB) (FIG. 48F). Nevertheless, somepatients with clinical benefit had high pre-treatment expression of theprogram. Applicants hypothesized that these patients might cease torespond quickly, due to pre-existing intrinsically resistant cells, likethose Applicants observed in the single-cell cohort and in validationcohort 1. Indeed, among patients with clinical benefit, those with highexpression of the program pre-treatment were significantly more likelyto experience subsequent progressive disease (FIG. 48F), and those withrapid progression (CB<6 months) had the highest scores of the program,even compared to those with no clinical benefit. Consistently, theprogram was most accurate in predicting patients with complete responses(P<6.31*10⁻³, one-sided t-test, FIGS. 48G and 55F), outperforming allthe other predictors (P=1.64*10⁻⁸, Wilcoxon ranksum test), all of which,including clinically-used markers and inferred T cell infiltrationlevels, failed to predict complete response (FIG. 48H).

The Immune Resistance Program is Coherently Controlled by CDK4/6

Applicants reasoned that the program could be a compelling drug target:it was identified by its association with a critical process—T cellexclusion—that affects resistance to immunotherapy; it is asignificantly predictive biomarker of ICI resistance; and it appears tobe coherently regulated, such that a shared control mechanism could betargeted to reverse it.

To this end, Applicants identified drugs that were significantly moretoxic to cell lines overexpressing the immune resistance program(controlling for cancer types, Methods), according to the efficacymeasures of 131 drugs across 639 human cancer cell lines (Garnett etal., 2012). The top scoring drug was a CDK4/6-inhibitor (palbociclib)(P=6.28*10⁻⁶, mixed-effects). Furthermore, the efficacy of CDK4/6inhibition and the expression of the resistance program were alsocorrelated in a study where the efficacies of CDK4/6 inhibitorspalbociclib and abemaciclib were measured across a collection of cancercell lines (P=7.15*10⁻⁶, mixed-effects) (Gong et al., 2017).

Applicants further hypothesized that CDK4 and 6 may act as the masterregulators of the immune resistance program. First, both CDK4 itself andmultiple CDK target genes, are members of the of the induced program(FIG. 45C, Table 5). Second, the program is more pronounced in cyclingcells (where CDK4/6 are active), both within the same patient group andamong cells of the same tumor (FIGS. 44E, 45C, and 56A,B, P<10⁻¹⁶, mixedeffects model). Importantly, the program is not merely a proxy of thecell's proliferation state: there was no significant difference betweenthe fraction of cycling cells in untreated vs. post-treatment tumors(P=0.696, t-test), the program was nearly identical when identified onlybased on non-cycling cells, and—unlike the expression of the resistanceprogram—the expression of cell cycle signatures was not associated withthe efficacy of CDK4/6 inhibitors across the cell lines. Finally,Applicants analyzed recently published expression profiles (Goel et al.,2017) of breast cancer cell lines and in vivo mouse models and foundthat CDK4/6 inhibition by abemaciclib represses the program (FIGS. 49A-Cand 56C). Thus, multiple lines of evidence suggest that CDK4/6inhibition could repress the expression of the immune resistance programand shift the cancer cell population to a less immune resistant state.

The Immune Resistance Program can be Intrinsically Expressed andRepressed by CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Melanoma Cells

To test this hypothesis, Applicants studied the effect of abemaciclib onthe immune resistance program in melanoma cell lines. Applicantsselected three melanoma cell lines from the Cancer Cell LineEncyclopedia (Barretina et al., 2012) that exhibited strong expressionof the resistance program (Table 23), two of which are RB1-sufficient(IGR37, UACC257) and one is RB1-deficient (A2058). Notably, these cellsexpressed the resistance program in the absence of microenvironmentalcues, indicating the importance of intrinsic expression of this programin cancer cells. Applicants profiled each cell line with scRNA-seqbefore and after treatment with abemaciclib for 1 week (FIGS. 49D-E),analyzing over 23,000 cells in these and follow-up conditions (below).

TABLE 23 The overall expression (OE) of the immune resistance signatureacross the CCLE melanoma cell lines. Melanoma cell Immune lineresistance OE HMCB 0.818 LOXIMVI 0.72 UACC257 0.706 CHL1 0.698 IGR370.57 MELHO 0.522 COLO741 0.5 G361 0.476 COLO679 0.468 A2058 0.465 SKMEL30.443 GRM 0.431 SKMEL30 0.405 MEWO 0.371 A375 0.368 HS936T 0.339 K029AX0.308 IPC298 0.261 IGR1 0.243 SKMEL1 0.238 SKMEL5 0.182 COLO783 0.174COLO849 0.082 CJM 0.06 MELJUSO 0.049 COLO792 0.041 UACC62 0.015MDAMB435S 0.005 IGR39 0 WM2664 −0.015 WM88 −0.045 HS944T −0.053 RPMI7951−0.067 WM983B −0.09 WM1799 −0.091 A101D −0.097 HS895T −0.126 SKMEL28−0.152 SH4 −0.226 RVH421 −0.227 HT144 −0.23 SKMEL2 −0.242 COLO800 −0.251HS294T −0.264 WM793 −0.265 HS852T −0.341 HS934T −0.368 COLO829 −0.377HS839T −0.386 C32 −0.427 HS940T −0.434 HS688AT −0.435 HS939T −0.464HS600T −0.464 COLO818 −0.466 HS695T −0.5 WM115 −0.513 MALME3M −0.607SKMEL31 −0.759 SKMEL24 −0.975

Consistent with the hypothesis, only in the RB-sufficient cell lines,abemaciclib dramatically decreased the proportion of cellsoverexpressing the immune resistance program and induced an immuneresponse in the surviving cells. In the RB1-sufficient lines, IGR37 andUACC257, 10% of the cells had exceptionally strong expression of theimmune resistance program (“immune resistant” cells) prior to treatment,decreasing to 2% and 1% of cells post-treatment, respectively(P<1*10⁻³⁰, hypergeometric test) (FIGS. 49D,E). In contrast, in theRB1-deficient line A2058 the treatment did not repress the immuneresistant state (P>0.5, one-sided t-test), consistent with thehypothesis that the effects of CDK4/6 inhibitors are RB-dependent.

Moreover, in the two RB-sufficient lines, the remaining cells thatunderexpressed the immune resistance program, underwent substantialtranscriptional changes, including the induction of key repressedcomponent of the immune resistance program, such as thesenescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). In particular,abemaciclib repressed the expression of DNMT1 (P<2.23*10⁻¹⁰⁶,likelihood-ratio test), consistent with previous observations (Goel etal., 2017) that CDK4/6 inhibition leads to DNMT1 repression, allowingthe methylation of endogenous retroviral genes (ERVs), which in turntriggers a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) response and stimulates type IIIIFN production (Goel et al., 2017). Following abemaciclib treatmentthere was also a higher portion of cells with induction of a MITFprogram (Tirosh et al., 2016a), which is repressed in “immune resistant”cells (P<3.33*10⁻¹⁵, hypergeometric test, FIG. 49D,E).

In particular, abemaciclib induced SASP, which is a major repressedcomponent in the resistance program. First, the SASP module wassignificantly induced at the transcriptional level (P<3.91*10⁻¹²,hypergeometric test, FIGS. 49D,E). Moreover, when Applicants measured 40human cytokines and chemokines in the conditioned media of abemaciclibtreated cancer cells, Applicants found it induced several secretedfactors (FIG. 49F), including macrophage inhibition factor (MIF), CX3CL1(which induces migration and adhesion of T and NK cells and is linked toclinical outcomes in immunotherapy treatment (Herbst et al., 2014;Nelson and Muenchmeier, 2013)), and CCL20 (an important factor for Tcell differentiation, which may enhance immunity in melanoma (Gordy etal., 2016)). Consistently, abemaciclib also induced alpha-galactosidaseactivity and morphological alterations that reflect cellular senescence(FIG. 49G). Thus, unlike the mechanism described in breast cancer cells(Goel et al., 2017), abemaciclib might trigger SASP and celldifferentiation in malignant melanoma cells. In line with thishypothesis, Applicants do not find significant cytotoxic effects ofabemaciclib, but only a reduced rate of proliferation compared to DMSO(0.3 doublings/24 hrs vs. 0.64 doublings/24 hrs, P<0.0001, two-tailed ttest).

Finally, Applicants tested if the effect of abemaciclib treatment onmalignant cells is impacted by the presence of tumor infiltratinglymphocytes (TILs) in a patient-derived co-culture model of melanomacells and ex vivo expanded TILs from the same metastatic melanomalesion. After treating the malignant cells with abemaciclib for oneweek, Applicants added autologous TILs to the cultures. Applicantscompared scRNA-seq profiles between these melanoma cells to co-culturedcells without prior abemaciclib treatment cells with neither abemaciclibtreatment nor co-culture with TILs. Exposure to TILs reduced theexpression of the immune resistance program, both in the control and inthe abemaciclib-treated cells (P<9.85*10⁻¹⁴, one-sided t-test).Abemaciclib further intensified these effects, as it further repressedthe immune resistance program in both conditions (with and without theexposure to TILs, P<3.60*10⁻⁷, one-sided t-test). Together withobservations above, these results indicate that the resistance programcan be intrinsically expressed and modulated by CDK4/6 inhibition andtumor-immune interactions.

Phased Combination with CDK4/6 Inhibitor Enhances Immune CheckpointBlockade In Vivo.

Applicants next sought to determine the efficacy of abemaciclib inpromoting anti-tumor activity in a syngeneic mouse model. To determinethe expression of the resistance signature identified in humans incommonly used immunocompetent mouse models of solid tumors, Applicantsperformed scRNA-seq on B16 (melanoma, relatively resistant to immunecheckpoint inhibition), MC38 and CT26 cells (both colorectal cancer,partially sensitive to anti-PD1 and anti-CTLA-4 therapy, respectively).Applicants found strong expression of the resistance signature in B16cells, while CT26 and MC38 had a mixture of high and low expressingcells, recapitulating their partial sensitivity to checkpointinhibition. In line with results above, this analysis indicated that theresistance signature was strongly expressed in the absence of anymicroenvironmental cues. Next, Applicants tested whether addition ofCDK4/6 inhibition could overcome resistance to immune checkpointblockade in vivo. Applicants implanted B16 tumors in C57BL/6 mice andtreated with either vehicle control, combination immune checkpointblockade, abemaciclib monotherapy, or a combination of immune checkpointblockade and abemaciclib with different dosing schedules (FIG. 58).Compared to vehicle, abemaciclib monotherapy had no impact on the rateof tumor outgrowth, but when used in a phased combination (that is ICBfollowed by ICB plus abemaciclib), there was a strong reduction in therate of developing tumors compared to all other groups, including ICBalone (FIG. 59). Compared to vehicle, abemaciclib monotherapy had noimpact on survival, but when used in a phased combination (that is ICBfollowed by ICB plus abemaciclib), there was a strong survival comparedto all other groups, including ICB alone (FIG. 60). Together, theseresults indicate that addition of abemaciclib may improve thesensitivity to immune checkpoint inhibitors, even in otherwise highlyresistant models of immunotherapy. Future studies can pursue both theunderlying mechanisms by which CDK4/6 inhibition is repressing theresistance program and sensitizing the tumor to immunotherapy, and couldapply high throughput genetic screening methods to identify otherregulators that repress the program.

Discussion

Most melanoma patients have either intrinsic or acquired resistance toICI, yet the systematic characterization of molecular resistancemechanisms has been limited. Here, Applicants leverage clinicalscRNA-seq data and multiple cohorts to map malignant cell statesassociated with resistance to ICI, revealing a coherently co-regulatedprogram that may be therapeutically targeted to overcome immune evasionand suppression.

The malignant cell resistance program showed prognostic and predictivepower in several independent ICI cohorts, including a large newclinically annotated cohort of patients with pre-treatment (anti-PD-1)biopsies profiled by RNA-seq. The program outperformed other publishedbiomarkers in the space, and may help to prospectively stratify patientsto clinical trials and therapies. Even though the program was initiallyderived, in part, based on associations with inferred T cellinfiltration levels, unlike many other biomarkers, it has a significantpredictive value beyond T cell infiltration.

The program Applicants uncovered is primarily associated with intrinsicICI resistance. It is manifested also in malignant cells of untreatedpatients in the single-cell cohort, and in bulk RNA-seq data from threeindependent cohorts of untreated patients: TCGA, a longitudinal cohortof ICI-treated patients (validation cohort 1), and a cohort of 112pre-ICI patients (validation cohort 2). Among single cells ofpre-treated patients, a subset (20.9% cells from 10 different patients)already overexpresses the program. In bulk samples collected before andafter ICI, inter-patient variation exceeded intra-patient variation,further supporting an intrinsic role. In 112 melanoma patients, thispre-ICI inter-patient variation is tightly associated with ICIresponses. Notably, while the resistance signature was derived fromscRNA-seq data in patients with prior treatment with either monotherapy(anti-CTLA-4 or anti-PD1) or a combination, it validated in previouslypublished and newly added data sets of patients who were treated withany immune checkpoint inhibitor. Finally, the program is more pronouncedafter ICI failure, but not post targeted therapy as Applicants show inpreviously published data sets (Hugo et al.) and validation cohort 1 inthis study., and thus it is unlikely to merely reflect the impact of anytherapeutic intervention. However, whether the ICR signature may be morepronounced in RAF/MEK-resistant melanoma cannot be conclusivelydetermined from these, and should be addressed in future work. This maybe of particular clinical interest for patients with RAF/MEK-resistantmelanoma, who appear to be less likely to respond to subsequent therapywith ICI (Ackerman et al., 2014).

Some of the concepts established for drug resistance to targeted cancertherapies with RAF/MEK-inhibitors in melanoma may also be applicable toimmunotherapies. Similar to the presence of a small sub-population ofcells expressing a MITF-low program, which confers resistance toRAF/MEK-inhibitors, and rises in frequency under the pressure of a drug(Shaffer et al., 2017; Tirosh et al., 2016a, Hangauer et al., 2017;Viswanathan et al., 2017), patient tumors who have not been treated withICI contain some cells expressing the immune resistance program. It isplausible that these cells are responsible for either intrinsicresistance to ICI or lie in protected niches, and thus emerge in thecontext of ICI resistance. Selective targeting of these cells incombination with ICI may delay or prevent ICI resistance.

Applicants have focused on malignant cells, but T cell states or clones,beyond their extent of infiltration, might also predict the success ofICI. Within the limitation of the unmatched single-cell cohort,comparing the individual T cells of untreated vs. post-treatment(resistant) patients, suggested that treatment has activated the T cellsand caused their expansion (data not shown). While Applicants cannotrule out the presence of other intrinsic T cell dysfunction mechanisms,this is consistent with a model where, at least partly, malignant cellscause ICI resistance despite at least some T cell functionality.

Because of the potential functional role of the program and its coherentunderlying regulation, compounds that repress it may sensitize malignantcells to immunotherapy and/or T-cell mediated killing (FIG. 50),especially in patients with a high intrinsic (pre-ICI) expression of theimmune resistance program. Based on a systematic analysis of drugefficacies and the program features Applicants hypothesized that CDK4/6inhibition could have such a sensitizing effect, and tested this inmalignant melanoma cell lines and in co-cultures of patient cells withautologous TILs. CDK4/6 inhibition reversed the resistanttranscriptional state: subpopulations of highly immune resistant cancercells were dramatically reduced, either because the drug selectivelyeradicated them or because it triggered them to adopt a less immuneresistant state. In parallel, CDK4/6 inhibition triggered the melanomacells to adopt a senescent-like phenotype accompanied by secretion ofkey chemokines, which have been previously shown to enhance T cellresponses (Gordy et al., 2016; Herbst et al., 2014; Nelson andMuenchmeier, 2013). Phased combination of ICB with abemaciclib reducedthe rate of tumor outgrowth in an otherwise ICB-resistant syngeneicmouse model (B16), which exhibits strong intrinsic expression of theresistance program, indicating that this may be a potential therapeuticavenue for patients with intrinsic or acquired resistance to immunecheckpoint inhibition.

The malignant resistance programs may be relevant in other subtypes ofmelanoma as well as in other tumor types. Among different types ofmelanoma, uveal melanoma has more active resistance programs compared tocutaneous melanoma (FIG. 46A); across cancers, the immune resistanceprogram is lower in some of the more responsive tumors (head and neck,kidney, skin, lung) and higher in tumor types that are less responsiveto immunotherapy and/or arise from immune-privileged tissues (eye,testis) (FIG. 57). Interestingly, synovial sarcoma, which is driven by asingle genomic aberration in the BAF complex, has the highest resistancescores. The BAF complex has been recently shown to play a key role inresistance to ICI immunotherapy (Miao et al., 2018; Pan et al., 2018).While this pan-cancer analysis is intriguing, it may still be impactedby the composition of the tumor microenvironment, which is challengingto control without single-cell data.

Future similar studies of other tumors could apply the approach toidentify other tumor-specific resistance programs. For example,Applicants performed such analysis with the recent head and neck cancersingle cell cohort (Puram et al., 2017) and found that CAFs in coldtumors overexpressed genes up-regulated by TGFB1 (P=1.70*10⁻⁷,hypergeometric test). Indeed, TGFB1 and TGFB signaling has been recentlyshown to be highly associated with lack of response to anti-PD-L1treatment in urothelial cancer patients (Mariathasan et al., 2018). Inline with the findings, co-administration of TGFβ-blocking andanti-PD-L1 has been shown to modulated the tumor CAFs, which in turnfacilitated T cell infiltration and tumor regression in mouse models(Mariathasan et al., 2018).

Overall, the analysis sheds light on the way cells shape and are beingshaped by their microenvironment in tumors, and the approaches can beapplied in other tumors to systematically map immune resistant malignantcell states, uncover improved biomarkers for patient selection, andreveal principles for the development of new therapeutics.

Example 10—Mechanisms of Immune Resistance and Immunotherapy ResistanceSignature

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have transformed the therapeuticlandscape of several cancer types (Sharma and Allison, 2015), especiallyin melanoma. Nonetheless, many patients manifest resistance, which isoften intrinsic (Sharma et al., 2017). Because ICI targets cell-cellinteractions, resistance can stem from different cells and theirinteractions in the tumor ecosystem. Recent studies illuminated ICIresistance with Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) and transcriptionalprofiles of bulk tumors (Hugo et al., 2016; Riaz et al., 2017; Van Allenet al., 2015), but had limited ability to dissect the cancer-immuneinterplay and generate reliable response biomarkers. Single-cell RNA-seq(scRNA-seq) of patient tumors (Tirosh et al., 2016) can alleviate thislimitation.

Infiltration of the tumor with T cells has been associated with patientsurvival and improved immunotherapy responses (Fridman et al., 2012),but the determinants that dictate if a tumor will have high (“hot”) orlow (“cold”) levels of T cell infiltration are only partiallyunderstood. Among multiple factors, malignant cells may play animportant role in determining this phenotype. However, while currentmethods use bulk genomics to deconvolve the tumor's composition (Newmanet al., 2015), they cannot recover the salient intracellular programs ofmalignant cells. Hence linking malignant cell states to T cellinfiltration levels has been challenging.

Here, using an integrative data-driven approach (FIG. 62A,B), Applicantsidentified a malignant cell program that is associated with T cellexclusion and is predictive of ICI resistance. Applicants demonstratedthat CDK4/6 inhibitors repress this program and sensitize melanomatumors to ICI in mouse models. This work provides a predictive biomarkerfor ICI response, suggests a new therapeutic modality that may sensitizemelanoma tumors to ICI, and provides a framework to study cell-cellinteractions and drug effects in other tumor ecosystems.

Results

Systematic Approach to Discover Cancer Cell-Autonomous ProgramsAssociated with T Cell Exclusion

To identify malignant cell programs that characterize “cold” tumors,Applicants combined scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-Seq data to relate the stateof one cell type to the tumor composition (FIG. 62B, Methods).Applicants describe the strategy in a specific context, but it can beapplied to other pairs of cell types. First, Applicants use scRNA-seqprofiles to define cell type specific signatures of T cells andmalignant cells in melanoma. Using the T cell signature and bulk RNA-Seqprofiles, Applicants infer T cell infiltration levels in hundreds oftumors. Applicants then define a “seed exclusion program”: genes fromthe malignant cell signature whose expression is strongly correlated(positively or negatively) with T cell abundance across those bulktumors. To avoid mRNA contamination by the tumor microenvironmentApplicants restrict the seed program only to a few hundred genes thatare exclusively expressed by malignant cells. To recover potentiallyimportant genes which are also expressed by non-malignant cells (e.g.,MEW class I), Applicants search for genes that are correlated with theseed program across the malignant cells in the scRNA-seq data,irrespective of their expression in other cell types. Finally,Applicants define a genome-scale, malignant-cell exclusion program,consisting of genes induced or repressed by malignant cells in “cold”vs. “hot” tumors. Applicants then score each cell or tumor based on itsOverall Expression (OE) of the program, defined as the overexpression ofits induced part and underexpression of its repressed part (Methods).

Analysis of Clinical scRNA-Seq Identifies a Malignant Cell ProgramAssociated with T Cell Exclusion

Applicants applied the approach to 7,186 high-quality scRNA-seq profilesfrom 33 human melanoma tumors (from 31 patients), comprised of 2,987cells from 17 newly collected patient tumors, and 4,199 cells from 16patient tumors that Applicants previously reported (Tirosh et al., 2016)(FIG. 62A, Tables 24A and 25, Methods; one patient overlaps), along with473 bulk RNA-seq melanoma profiles from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)(Akbani et al., 2015). Fifteen of the tumors in the single-cell cohortare post-ICI resistant tumors (Table 24A).

Applicants distinguished different cell subsets based on theirexpression profiles and inferred Copy Number Variation (CNV) profiles(Methods), identifying: malignant cells, CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ T cells, B cells,NK cells, macrophages, Cancer Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) andendothelial cells (FIGS. 62C,D and 69, Table 26). Malignant cellsprimarily grouped by their tumor of origin (FIG. 62C), and non-malignantcells by their cell type (FIG. 62D), as Applicants previously observed(Tirosh et al., 2016).

Applicants applied the approach to delineate the relationship betweenmalignant cell states and CD8⁺ T cell infiltration, identifying a T cellexclusion program (FIG. 62E, Table 27A). The repressed part of theprogram was enriched for genes involved in antigen processing andpresentation (e.g., B2M, CTSB, HLA-A/B/C, TAPBP, P=3.26*10⁻¹⁰,hypergeometric test), IFN-γ signaling pathways (P=2.94*10⁻⁹), responseto the complement system (P=1.13*10⁻⁸, e.g., CD59 and C4A), and immunemodulation (P=2.10*10⁻⁷, e.g., CD47 and CD58). The induced part includedCDK4 and its downstream E2F targets (P=3.97*10⁻⁵), transcriptionalregulators (e.g., SOX4, SMARCA4), and numerous CDK7 and Myc targets(P<1*10⁻¹⁷; Table 27A). Notably, the malignant cell programs associatedwith exclusion of different T cell subsets were highly overlapping(FIGS. 70A-C, Tables 26B and 27B, Methods).

The Exclusion Program Characterizes Malignant Cells from Patients WhoProgressed on Immunotherapy

To determine whether the exclusion program is associated with ICIresistance, Applicants tested if it is more pronounced in malignantcells from ICI resistant vs. untreated patients in the scRNA-seq cohort.As clinical response rates to ICI vary, with up to ˜57% responders toICI combinations (Larkin et al., 2015), the untreated tumors Applicantsprofiled likely include both ICI sensitive and ICI resistant ones,whereas the ICI resistant tumors likely include mostly resistantmalignant cells. Comparing malignant cells from post-ICI resistanttumors to malignant cells from untreated tumors, Applicants found arobust and generalizable post-treatment transcriptional program(cross-validation AUC=0.83; FIG. 63A, Table 27A, Methods). This programmight reflect both the overall impact of ICI therapy and intrinsic ICIresistance per se, but those cannot be distinguished based on thesingle-cell cohort, which neither includes matched samples from the samepatient nor pre-treatment tumors from responders and non-responders.Applicants address this later in two validation cohorts (Tables 24B-C).

The post-treatment and exclusion programs substantially overlapped(FIGS. 62E and 63B,C, Table 27A; P<10⁻¹⁶, hypergeometric test) andhighlighted similar modules and pathways (FIG. 63D, Table 28). Bothprograms were more pronounced in the post-treatment malignant cells, androbustly classified malignant cells as untreated or post-treatment(AUC=0.83 and 0.81 for cross-validation post-treatment and exclusion,respectively, FIG. 63A,E). The upregulated components of both programsinclude 46 ribosomal protein (RPs) genes, but their overlap remainssignificant even after removing RPs (P<10⁻¹⁶, hypergeometric test, FIG.63B). As Myc is a master regulator of ribosome biogenesis (Kress et al.,2015), the induced RP genes might reflect Myc activation. Indeed, theprograms are enriched for Myc targets, even after removing RP genes(P<7.18*10⁻¹⁰), and are predicted to be repressed by MYC knockdownaccording to the Connectivity map (Subramanian et al., 2017).

In light of the congruence of the programs, Applicants defined a unifiedimmune resistance program as the union of the post-treatment andexclusion programs (Table 27A), and used it in all subsequent analyses,unless indicated otherwise (Methods).

The Immune Resistance Program Reflects a Coherent State of ImmuneEvasion

The immune resistance program manifests hallmarks of immune evasion,suppression and exclusion. First, compared to cutaneous melanoma (whereApplicants initially identified it), the program is more pronounced inuveal melanoma (FIG. 64A), which resides in an immune-privilegedenvironment and has very low response rates to immunotherapy (Algazi etal., 2016). Second, inhibition of genes from the repressed component ofthe program in malignant melanoma cells conferred resistance to CD8⁺ Tcells in a genome-wide CRISPR screen (P=1.67*10⁻³, hypergeometric test)(Patel et al., 2017). Third, the program marks the suppression ofphysical interactions between resistant malignant cells and other celltypes in the tumor microenvironment, including MHC I:TCR (T cells),CD58:CD2 (T cells), and IL1RAP:IL1B (macrophages) (FIG. 64B, Methods),and of the Senescence Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP)(P=4.3*10⁻¹⁶⁶ and 3.6*10⁻³, one-sided t-test and mixed-effects,respectively, FIG. 63D), which has been shown to enhance T cellresponses (Gordy et al., 2016).

The program's genes appear to be under shared control by a few masterregulators. The expression of genes within each components (induced orrepressed) is positively correlated, while the induced genes areanti-correlated with the repressed genes, both across single cells inone tumor and across TCGA tumors (FIGS. 64C,D and 71). Thus, any givenaspect of the program (e.g., under-expression of antigen presentation)is coupled to the state of the entire program. Moreover, there is asignificant overlap between the perturbations that reverse theexpression of the program's repressed and induced components(P=4.35*10⁻⁶, hypergeometric test), including the overexpression ofIFN-γ and IFN-β and the knockdown of MYC and CDK7 (Subramanian et al.,2017). The latter mirrors the significantly large number of Myc and CDK7(direct) targets (Oki et al., 2018; Subramanian et al., 2005) in theprogram (P<1*10⁻¹⁷, hypergeometric test). Further supporting the role ofCDKs as regulators, the program is more pronounced in cycling cells,albeit present and detectable in non-cycling cells (FIG. 62E,P<8.42*10⁻²⁷, mixed-effects). Notably, the association between cellularproliferation and the resistant program is only partial, and the twocell states can be decoupled (Methods, Table 27B, FIGS. 70D-H).

Applicants compared the immune resistance program to 12 signatures(Table 29) previously associated with the response to immunotherapy(Ayers et al., 2017; Hugo et al., 2016; Riaz et al., 2017) or targetedtherapy (RAF and MEK inhibitors) (Hugo et al., 2015; Tirosh et al.,2016) in melanoma patients. Four of the six signatures that characterizeimmunotherapy sensitive melanoma were enriched with one or more of the Tcell signatures (P<1*10⁻³, hypergeometric test), suggesting that theycapture tumor composition and not malignant cell states. The inducedcomponent of the resistance program was not enriched in any of theprevious 12 signatures. The repressed component was enriched in twosignatures of immunotherapy sensitivity (P<2.65*10⁻³, hypergeometrictest), and with signatures associated with sensitivity and resistance totargeted therapy (P<1.48*10⁻⁴) (Tirosh et al., 2016).

Malignant Cells in T Cell-Depleted Niches Express Features of theResistance Program In Situ

To test if the resistance program in malignant cells is associated withT cell exclusion in situ, Applicants used multiplexed immunofluorescence(t-CyCIF) (Lin et al., 2018). Applicants stained histological sectionsof 19 tumors (472,771 cells/image on average) from the single-cellcohort for 14 proteins: six cell type markers (CD3, CD8, FOXP3, S100,and MITF) and seven resistance program members (induced: p53, Myc, DLL3;repressed: HLA-A, c-Jun, SQSTM1, LAMP2). Following cell segmentation andintensity quantification (Methods), Applicants assigned malignant cells(S100⁺, MITF⁺), T cells (CD3⁺) and cytotoxic T cells (CD8⁺); the restwere defined as uncharacterized.

The scRNA-seq and multiplex in situ protein profiles were congruent bycell type assignment and by resistance program assessment. First,combining the two data sets using a variant of canonical correlationanalysis (CCA) (Butler and Satija, 2017) (Methods) successfully embeddedand clustered cells primarily by type and not by method (FIGS. 65A,B and72). Second, the average immune resistance scores of the differenttumors according to their in situ images were correlated with theirscores according to scRNA-seq (R=0.57, P=0.041) (Methods), even thoughthe scRNA-seq and the in situ image of each tumor were obtained fromseparated specimens, measuring RNA vs. protein, respectively.Additionally, in both cases, the inter-tumor variation of the programwas significantly greater than its intra-tumor variation (P<1*10⁻³⁰,ANOVA).

As predicted, the resistance score Applicants computed from all sevenprogram markers (Methods) was significantly higher in malignant cellsthat reside in cold niches (P=1.18*10⁻⁶, mixed-effects). Aside fromLAMP2, individual markers also showed the predicted trend: Malignantcells in cold niches had significantly lower levels of markers repressedin the resistance program (FIGS. 65C-D, P=1.41*10⁻¹³ and 8.35*10⁻¹⁸,mixed-effects, for c-Jun and HLA-A, respectively), whereas p53 (inducedin the resistance program) characterized cold niches (P=5.25*10⁻³,mixed-effects). Thus, this analysis validates the signature and itsassociation with cold niches at the protein level in situ.

The Resistance Program is Expressed Prior to Treatment and is EnhancedFollowing Immunotherapy in Resistant Lesions

Applicants hypothesized that the immune resistance program, while morepronounced in the malignant cells of resistant patients after ICI, infact reflects intrinsic resistance. Supporting this, the program isdetected in untreated TCGA melanoma tumors and in a subset of malignantcells from untreated patients (FIGS. 62E and 63C, right plots).

To test this hypothesis, Applicants analyzed an independent RNA-Seqcohort of 90 specimens collected from 26 metastatic melanoma patientsthroughout the course of treatment. Fourteen patients received ICItherapy (anti-PD1 or anti-CTLA4) without prior targeted therapy, and 12patients first received targeted therapy (BRAF/MEK inhibitors) followedby ICI after tumor progression (FIG. 62A, Table 24B, validation cohort1). The cohort has several partially overlapping sets (Table 24B):treatment naïve (n=18), on targeted therapy (n=17), post targetedtherapy (n=25), on ICI (n=35), and post-ICI (n=50). Given thiscomposition, Applicants used a mixed-effects model to determine theeffects of the different treatments. As expected, Applicants found asignificant induction in the (inferred) T cell fraction of tumors on ICItreatment (P=1.85*10⁻³, mixed-effects test), but not on targetedtherapy.

The program was induced in on- and post-ICI samples compared to pre-ICIsamples from the same patient (P=7.41*10⁻³, mixed-effect test,controlling for tumor composition; Methods). However, inter-patientvariation in the program's expression was significantly higher thanthese intra-patient changes (P<4.98*10⁻¹⁴, ANOVA). This suggested thatthe major differences between the post-ICI and untreated tumors in thesingle-cell cohort reflect, at least in part, intrinsic differencesbetween the two groups, which preceded the treatment.

Applicants did not observe an induction of the program followingRAF/MEK-inhibition. Applicants confirmed this in another cohort ofpatient-matched melanoma tumors biopsied before MAPK-inhibition andduring disease progression (Hugo et al., 2015) (P>0.1, mixed-effects).

The Resistance Program Predicts ICI Responses in Melanoma Patients

Next, Applicants used the Overall Expression (OE) of the program (withand without an additional refinement, Table 27A, Methods) to estimatethe immune resistance level of a given tumor, and tested its ability topredict clinical outcomes (FIGS. 66, 73 and 74).

The program's expression was associated with poor survival in 473 TCGAmelanoma patients (FIGS. 66A and 73), also when controlling for tumorpurity and inferred T cell infiltration. Combining the program withinferred T cell infiltration levels yielded significantly more accuratepredictions than either alone (P=9.1*10⁻⁸, COX regression, FIG. 66A,right). Other proposed mechanisms, such as de-differentiation ofmelanoma cells reflected by an MITF-low state, and other malignant cellsignatures (Tirosh et al., 2016), were not associated with survival,indicating that mere biological variation across malignant cells isinsufficient for prognosis.

To test if the program can predict clinical responses to ICI, Applicantsanalyzed five RNA-Seq cohorts collected from melanoma patients prior toICI treatment: Validation cohort 2 collected by us across 112 patients(validation cohort 2; FIG. 62A), Validation Cohort 1 (pre-ICI samples;FIG. 62A), and three published cohorts of less than 50 patients each(Hugo et al., 2015; Riaz et al., 2017; Van Allen et al., 2015).Applicants compared the predictors to 47 other gene signatures (Table29, Methods), which Applicants tested as alternative predictors,including: commercial immune panels, the top hits of two CRISPR screensof resistance to T cells and anti-PD-1 (Manguso et al., 2017; Patel etal., 2017), and signatures generated by analyzing previous melanoma ICIcohorts (Hugo et al., 2016; Riaz et al., 2017).

The program's expression distinguished ICI responders fromnon-responders (FIGS. 66B,C). In a lung cancer mouse model, itsexpression early on-treatment separated anti-CTLA-4 non-responders fromresponders (P=4.89*10⁻⁷, one-sided t-test, FIG. 66B) (Lesterhuis et al.,2015). In 27 melanoma patients treated with Pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1)(Hugo et al., 2016), underexpression of the program pre-treatmentdistinguished the five complete responders (P=5.80*10⁻³ and 1.89*10⁻²,one-sided t-test, refined and non-refined version, respectively, FIG.66C). In 42 melanoma patients treated with CTLA-4 blockade usingIpilimumab (Van Allen et al., 2015), it was lower in the two completeresponders pre-treatment. In 43 melanoma patients profiled before andearly on treatment with Nivolumab (anti-PD-1) (Riaz et al., 2017), itwas down-regulated early on-treatment specifically in responders(P<9.60*10⁻⁶, hypergeometric test). However, in this specific cohort,the pre-treatment expression of the program (and of all otheralternative predictors) was not associated with response, possibly dueto the small number (3) of complete responders. In validation cohort 1,the program was under-expressed in the 7 pre-ICI samples from patientswith an objective response (OR, including partial or complete response;in some examples OR is also referred to as CB, clinical benefit)compared to 12 pre-ICI samples from non-responders (progressive disease;P=7.88*10⁻³, one-sided t-test).

Finally, Applicants tested the predictive value of the program in 112patients with metastatic melanoma who underwent a pre-treatment biopsyand RNA-Seq followed by anti-PD-1 therapy (FIG. 62A, validation cohort2, Tables 24C). Applicants evaluated the program's performance inpredicting (1) progression-free survival (PFS, available for 104patients; FIG. 66D), (2) objective response (OR, including partial orcomplete response; FIG. 66E), and (3) complete response (FIG. 66F;Methods).

The program was predictive of PFS (FIGS. 66D and 74), including whenaccounting for other potential biomarkers (T cell infiltration levelsand PD-L1 expression) (FIG. 74E). It outperformed all the alternativepredictors Applicants tested (Table 29, P=1.75*10⁻⁸, Wilcoxon-ranksumtest), which were either not predictive or did not provide additionalpredictive value once accounting for T cell infiltration levels of thetested tumors (FIG. 66G). Although the program was more pronounced incycling cells, cell cycle alone was not associated with PFS (P>0.25, COXregression), nor was a signature of malignant-specific genes thatcharacterizes cycling malignant cells (P>0.05, COX regression).Filtering the cell-cycle component from the resistance program score(Methods) further improved PFS predictions (FIG. 66D), suggesting that atumor's immune resistance profile should be evaluated conditioning onits proliferation level.

The program was strongly underexpressed in patients with OR compared tothose without response (PD, progressive disease) (FIG. 66E). Moreover,patients with OR that nonetheless had high pre-treatment expression ofthe program were significantly more likely to rapidly (<6 months)develop progressive disease (FIG. 66E). Consistently, the program wasmost accurate in predicting complete responses (P=1.34*10⁻⁴, one-sidedt-test, FIG. 66F), outperforming all other tested predictors(P=1.24*10⁻⁷, Wilcoxon ranksum test) (FIG. 6611).

The Resistance Program is Coherently Controlled by CDK4/6

Next, Applicants sought to pharmacologically target the program.Applicants first identified drugs that were significantly more toxic tocell lines intrinsically overexpressing the program in a screen of 131drugs across 639 human cell lines (Methods) (Garnett et al., 2012). The3rd highest scoring drug was the CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i) palbociclib(P=1.01*10⁻⁴, mixed-effects). Applicants confirmed this in anotherscreen of two CDK4/6i (palbociclib and abemaciclib) across hundreds ofcell lines (Gong et al., 2017) (P=3.96*10⁻⁵, mixed-effects, FIG. 67A).

Applicants hypothesized that CDK4/6 may act as master regulators of theprogram. Multiple CDK target genes are members of the induced program(Table 27A), and CDK4 is a member of the induced component of both theexclusion and the post-treatment programs (FIGS. 62E, 63C). Three genes(CDKN2C/p18, CDKN1B/p27, CDKN1A/p21) that inhibit CDK4 represses theprogram when overexpressed (Subramanian et al., 2017) (Methods), and theprogram is more pronounced in cycling cells (FIGS. 62E, 63C, and 70E),where CDK4/6 are active. Finally, analysis of published gene expressionprofiles of breast cancer cell lines and mouse models (Goel et al.,2017) showed that CDK4/6i represses the resistance program (FIGS.67B-D).

CDK4/6 Inhibitors Repress the Resistance Program in Melanoma Cells

Applicants therefore tested if CDK4/6i could shift the malignant cellpopulation to a less immune resistant state. Applicants selected threemelanoma cell lines that strongly expressed the program (Table 30A), twoof which are RB1-sufficient (IGR37, UACC257) and one is RB1-deficient(A2058). Applicants profiled each cell line with scRNA-seq before andafter treatment with abemaciclib, analyzing >23,000 cells (FIGS. 67E,F,Table 25). The program's expression varied between cells within eachline, despite the absence of non-malignant cells, suggesting cellintrinsic regulation (FIGS. 67E,F panel 4). In the RB-sufficient celllines, IGR37 and UACC257, 10% of cells had exceptionally strongexpression of the program (“immune resistant” cells) prior to treatment.Post-treatment the relative abundance of these cells decreased to 2% and0.6% of the total population, respectively (FIGS. 67E,F panel 4). In theRB1-deficient cell line A2058 the treatment did not repress theresistant state, consistent with the fact that the impact of CDK4/6i isRB1-dependent (Goel et al., 2017) (FIG. 75A). In the two RB-sufficientcell lines, post-treatment cells showed substantial transcriptionalchanges linked to the resistance program. Abemaciclib induced the MITFprogram (Tirosh et al., 2016) (P<1*10⁻¹⁷, hypergeometric test, FIGS.67E,F, panel 5), which is repressed in “immune resistant” cells and isassociated with melanocytic differentiation. Abemaciclib also repressedthe expression of DNMT1 (P<2.23*10⁻¹⁰⁶, likelihood-ratio test, FIGS.67E,F, panel 7), which has been shown to confer an immunogenic phenotype(Goel et al., 2017).

Expression of the SASP—a repressed component in the resistanceprogram—was induced in abemaciclib-treated cells (P<3.33*10⁻¹⁶,hypergeometric test, FIGS. 67E,F, panel 6). Abemaciclib also increasedcytokine secretion (FIG. 67G, Table 30B), β-galactosidase activity, andmorphological alterations that reflect cellular senescence (FIG. 6711).It reduced proliferation rates compared to DMSO (0.3 vs. 0.64doublings/24 hours, P<1*10⁻⁴, t-test; FIGS. 67E,F, panel 3), but was notcytotoxic.

Next, Applicants tested abemaciclib effects on malignant cells in thepresence of tumor infiltrating T lymphocytes (TILs) in a patient-derivedco-culture of melanoma cells and autologous ex vivo expanded TILs. WhileTIL exposure alone represses the immune resistance program in bothconditions (P<7.94*10⁻⁷, one-sided t-test), this effect was smallercompared to the intrinsic variation between cells of the same cell line(IGR37, FIG. 67E, panel 4, P<8.17*10⁻¹², F-test). Treatment withabemaciclib alone or with additional TIL exposure significantlyrepressed the resistance program (P<7.72*10⁻³, one-sided t-test, FIG.75B). Overall, these results indicate that the resistance program ismostly intrinsically regulated, and can be repressed by CDK4/6i.

CDK4/6 Inhibition Enhances ICI Efficacy In Vivo

To determine abemaciclib's efficacy in promoting anti-tumor activity invivo, Applicants tested its effect in the context of ICI therapy in theB16 melanoma model, which is relatively resistant to immune checkpointinhibitors (Curran et al., 2010). scRNA-seq of B16, MC38 and CT26 celllines in vitro showed that the resistance program is intrinsicallyexpressed in most B16 cells, but only in a portion of CT26 and MC38cells (FIGS. 75C,D), corresponding to the responses of these models toICI in vivo. Applicants implanted B16 tumors in C57BL/6 mice and treatedwith different therapy arms (FIG. 68A). Compared to vehicle, abemaciclibmonotherapy had no impact on the rate of tumor outgrowth, but when usedin a phased combination (ICI followed by ICI plus abemaciclib), therewas a significant reduction in the rate of tumor outgrowth and improvedsurvival (FIGS. 68B,C). Depletion of CD8⁺ T cells resulted in loss ofthe beneficial effect of phased combination therapy (FIGS. 75E,F) andthe effect was at least in part RB-dependent in the malignant cells(data not shown). Thus, abemaciclib may sensitize melanoma tumors toimmunotherapies, even in the case of intrinsic resistance.

Discussion

By leveraging clinical scRNA-seq data and multiple patient cohorts,Applicants mapped malignant cell states associated with ICI resistance,revealing a coherent program that has a prognostic and predictive valueand may be therapeutically targeted.

The program predicted ICI responses in several independent cohorts,outperforming other published signature-based biomarkers. Unlike theprogram described herein, many of the existing biomarkers capture thetumor composition, and do not have an additive predictive value onceaccounting for the inferred T cell levels. The program described hereinpredicts responses to anti-PD-1, and to some extent also to anti-CTLA-4therapy, yet additional studies are required to dissecttreatment-specific effects and predict ICI in all patients/cohorts.

The program is primarily associated with intrinsic ICI resistance. It isobserved in bulk RNA-Seq of untreated tumors, and in a subset of ˜24% ofmalignant cells of ˜80% of untreated tumors. Applicants predict thatthese malignant cells will have a selective advantage during ICItreatment. Indeed, the program is more pronounced after ICI failure, butnot post targeted therapy, indicating that it does not merely reflectthe impact of any therapeutic intervention.

By integrating scRNA-seq and in situ images of matched tissue slidesApplicants showed that the program is robustly detected and consistentacross data modalities and patient samples, and is associated with coldniches within tumors. A key question is whether the program merelycaptures the response of malignant cells to immune infiltrates, or marksan intrinsic mechanism that allows malignant cells to escape immunityand shape their microenvironment. As Applicants show, the programexpression varies across malignant human cell lines, which are notexposed to cues from non-malignant cells. Such intrinsic expression invitro across mouse cell lines is aligned with their in vivo response toICI.

Compounds that repress the program may sensitize malignant cells toimmunotherapy and T-cell mediated killing (FIG. 68D). Applicantsdemonstrated that a CDK4/6i reverses the resistant cell state, inducesSASP, and improves responses to ICI in vivo. These mechanisms aredistinct from previously described immune enhancing mechanisms ofCDK4/6i (Deng et al., 2018; Goel et al., 2017), and indicate a potentialrole of CDK4/6, and specifically CDK4, as one of the master regulatorsof the program. Thus, CDK4/6i administered in a phased fashion, couldpotentially alleviate ICI resistance in some melanoma patients,consistently with a recent observation (Schaer et al., 2018). Moregenerally, the program's repression in vitro could be a readout toscreen for other compounds that sensitize melanoma tumors to ICI.

The program may be relevant in other tumor types. It is lower in some ofthe more ICI-responsive tumors (kidney, skin, lung) and higher in tumortypes that are less responsive and/or arise from immune-privilegedtissues (eye, testis) (FIGS. 75G,H). Synovial sarcoma, which is drivenby a single genomic aberration in the BAF complex, has the highestresistance scores. The BAF complex plays a key role in ICI resistance(Pan et al., 2018), and one of its subunits (SMARCA4) is up-regulated inthe resistance program.

While Applicants focused on malignant cell-intrinsic mechanisms,Applicants also tested for association of T cell abundance with thestate of macrophages and B cells (Table 27C). Applicants found asignificant association only with macrophages: In cold niches/tumors,macrophages underexpress PD-L2, MHC class II genes (P<1*10⁻¹⁷,hypergeometric test), and IFN-γ response genes (P=)9.76*10⁻¹°, andup-regulate immunosuppressants, such as hypoxia genes (P=4.55*10⁻⁶) andIL-8. Unlike the malignant cell program, the macrophage program was notassociated with ICI resistance. Hence, it may represent the response ofmacrophages to T cell abundance, rather than a cause of T cellexclusion.

Overall, the work sheds light on the interplay between cells and theirmicroenvironment in tumors, uncovers improved biomarkers for patientselection, and reveals principles for new therapeutics.

Table 24. Clinical characteristics of the patients and samples in (A)the scRNA-seq cohort, and in (B-C) the validation cohorts; related toFIG. 62.

TABLE 24A Discovery cohort: scRNA-seq Treatment Lesion Cohort SamplePatient Age Sex Treatment group type Site Tirosh et Mel53 Mel53 77 FNone Untreated metastasis Subcutaneous al. 2016 back lesion Mel58 Mel5883 M Ipilimumab Post-ICI metastasis Subcutaneous (resistant) leg lesionMel60 Mel60 60 M Trametinib, Post-ICI metastasis Spleen ipilimumab(resistant) Mel71 Mel71 79 M None Untreated metastasis Transverse colonMel72 Mel72 57 F IL-2, nivolumab, Post-ICI metastasis External iliacipilimumab + anti- (resistant) lymph node KIR-Ab Mel74 Mel74 63 MNivolumab Post-ICI metastasis Terminal (resistant) Ileum Mel75 Mel75 80M Ipilimumab + Post-ICI metastasis Subcutaneous nivolumab, WDVAX(resistant) leg lesion Mel78 Mel78 73 M WDVAX, Post-ICI metastasis Smallbowel ipilimumab + (resistant) nivolumab Mel79 Mel79 74 M None Untreatedmetastasis Axillary lymph node Mel80 Mel80 86 F None Untreatedmetastasis Axillary lymph node Mel81 Mel81 43 F None Untreatedmetastasis Axillary lymph node Mel82 Mel82 73 F None Untreatedmetastasis Axillary lymph node Mel84 Mel84 67 M None Untreated primaryAcral primary tumor Mel88 Mel88 54 F Tremelimumab + Post-ICI metastasisCutanoues MEDI3617 (resistant) met Mel89 Mel89 67 M None Untreatedmetastasis Axillary lymph node Mel94 Mel94 54 F IFN, ipilimumab +Post-ICI metastasis Iliac lymph nivolumab (resistant) node AdditionalMel126 Mel126 63 M Ipilimumab, Post-ICI metastasis Soft tissue nivolumab(resistant) Mel04.3 Mel04.3 81 M Ipilimumab OR metastasis Skin Mel110Mel110 74 M ipilimumab + Post-ICI metastasis R adrenal angiopoietin 2(resistant) metastasis inhibitor, Temezlolamide, Pembrolizumab Mel121.1Mel121.1 74 M S/p Pembrolizumab Post-ICI metastasis Skin (resistant)Mel106 Mel106 67 M Prior treatment: Post-ICI metastasis Necrotic Lnivolumab + (resistant) axillary lymph ipilimumab nodes Mel75.1 Mel75 81M Ipilimumab + Post-ICI metastasis Soft tissue nivolumab, (resistant)WDVAX, Pembrolizumab Mel98 Mel98 47 F S/p IFN, s/p Post-ICI metastasis Lthigh soft ipilimumab + GMCSF (resistant) tissue metastasis Mel102Mel102 72 F S/p nivolumab + Post-ICI metastasis Fragmented ipilimumab(resistant) pieces of (R) adrenal gland metastasis Mel129PA Mel129 63 MNone Untreated primary Skin tumor Mel129PB Mel129 63 M None Untreatedprimary Skin tumor Mel116 Mel116 85 M None Untreated metastasis Lymphnode Mel103 Mel103 58 M None Untreated metastasis Lymph node Mel105Mel105 77 M None Untreated primary Skin tumor Mel112 Mel112 76 M NoneUntreated metastasis Bulky (L) axillary metastasis Mel194 Mel194 68 MNivolumab + Post-ICI metastasis L anterior lirilumab (anti-kit),(resistant) shoulder Nivolumab, subcutaneous Ipilimumab, Pan-RAF-inhibitor, Pembrolizumab Mel478 Mel478 54 F None Untreatedmetastasis Transanal rectal mass Mel128 Mel128 37 M None Untreatedmetastasis Lymph node

TABLE 24B Clinical characteristics of the patients and samplesValidation Cohort 1 ICI Targeted therapy Other therapy Patient Sample onpost on post on post Pat1 Pat1_s1 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEPat1 Pat1_s2 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat2 Pat2_s3 FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat2 Pat2_s4 TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEPat2 Pat2_s5 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat2 Pat2_s6 TRUE TRUEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat3 Pat3_s7 FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSEPat3 Pat3_s8 TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE Pat4 Pat4_s9 FALSE TRUEFALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat4 Pat4_s10 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat4Pat4_s11 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat5 Pat5_s12 FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE Pat5 Pat5_s13 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat5Pat5_s14 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat6 Pat6_s15 FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat6 Pat6_s16 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEPat7 Pat7_s17 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat7 Pat7_s18 FALSETRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat7 Pat7_s19 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE Pat8 Pat8_s20 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat8 Pat8_s21TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat9 Pat9_s22 TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE Pat9 Pat9_s23 TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat10Pat10_s24 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat10 Pat10_s25 TRUE TRUEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat10 Pat10_s26 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE Pat11 Pat11_s27 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat11Pat11_s28 TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat12 Pat12_s29 FALSE TRUEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat12 Pat12_s30 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE Pat12 Pat12_s31 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat13 Pat13_s32FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat13 Pat13_s33 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUEFALSE TRUE Pat13 Pat13_s34 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat13Pat13_s35 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat13 Pat13_s36 TRUE TRUEFALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat13 Pat13_s37 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUEPat13 Pat13_s38 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat14 Pat14_s39 FALSEFALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat14 Pat14_s40 TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSEFALSE Pat15 Pat15_s41 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat15Pat15_s42 TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat15 Pat15_s43 FALSE TRUEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat16 Pat16_s44 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE Pat16 Pat16_s45 TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat16 Pat16_s46FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat16 Pat16_s47 FALSE TRUE FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE Pat16 Pat16_s48 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEPat16 Pat16_s49 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat17 Pat17_s50 FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat17 Pat17_s51 FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUEFALSE FALSE Pat17 Pat17_s52 FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE Pat17Pat17_s53 FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE Pat18 Pat18_s54 FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat18 Pat18_s55 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE Pat18 Pat18_s56 FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat18 Pat18_s57FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat19 Pat19_s58 FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE TRUE Pat19 Pat19_s59 FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat19Pat19_s60 TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat20 Pat20_s61 FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat20 Pat20_s62 FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUEPat21 Pat21_s63 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat21 Pat21_s64FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE Pat22 Pat22_s65 FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE Pat22 Pat22_s66 FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSEPat23 Pat23_s67 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat23 Pat23_s68FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat23 Pat23_s69 FALSE FALSE TRUEFALSE TRUE FALSE Pat24 Pat24_s70 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat24Pat24_s71 TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat24 Pat24_s72 TRUE TRUETRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat24 Pat24_s73 TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUEPat24 Pat24_s74 TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat24 Pat24_s75 TRUETRUE TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat24 Pat24_s76 TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE FALSETRUE Pat25 Pat25_s77 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat25 Pat25_s78FALSE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE TRUE Pat25 Pat25_s79 TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSEFALSE TRUE Pat25 Pat25_s80 FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat25Pat25_s81 FALSE TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat25 Pat25_s82 FALSE TRUETRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat25 Pat25_s83 FALSE TRUE TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUEPat25 Pat25_s84 FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE Pat26 Pat26_s85 FALSEFALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSE Pat26 Pat26_s86 FALSE FALSE FALSE FALSEFALSE FALSE Pat26 Pat26_s87 FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE Pat26Pat26_s88 TRUE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE Pat26 Pat26_s89 FALSE TRUEFALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE Pat26 Pat26_s90 FALSE TRUE FALSE TRUE FALSE FALSE

TABLE 24C Clinical characteristics of the patients and samplesValidation Cohort 2 PFS (status, 1 = progression, 0 = Sample RECIST PFS(years) no progression) Patient185_T NA NA NA Patient168_T PR0.539726027 0 Patient102_T_P MR 0.482191781 1 Patient169_T PR1.487671233 0 Patient156_T PD 0.219178082 1 Patient48_T_M PD 0.1369863011 Patient150_T NA NA NA Patient63_T_P PD 0.243835616 1 Patient155_T PD0.309589041 1 Patient125_T_P CR 1.326027397 0 Patient135_T CR0.909589041 0 Patient148_T PR 1.589041096 0 Patient15_T_M PR 0.2876712331 Patient152_T PD 0.123287671 1 Patient21_T_M PR 1.443835616 0Patient133_T PD 0.17260274  1 Patient163_T PD 0.131506849 1 Patient8_T_MSD 2.616438356 1 Patient4_T_M CR 1.57260274  1 Patient99_T_P PR0.873972603 1 Patient105_T_P MR 1.035616438 0 Patient165_T PD0.035616438 1 Patient38_T_M PD 0.268493151 1 Patient126_T_P PR1.145205479 0 Patient10_T_M PR 0.463013699 1 Patient22_T_M PD0.249315068 1 Patient16_T_M PD 0.126027397 1 Patient72_T_P PD0.183561644 1 Patient6_T_M SD 0.339726027 1 Patient23_T_M PD 0.2109589041 Patient134_T PD 0.17260274  1 Patient83_T_P PD 0.194520548 1Patient121_T_P PR 2.112328767 0 Patient18_T_M PD 0.235616438 1Patient132_T CR 1.065753425 1 Patient184_T NA NA NA Patient77_T_P PD0.260273973 1 Patient131_T PR 1.526027397 0 Patient9_T_M PD 0.0575342471 Patient79_T_P PD 0.230136986 1 Patient74_T_P NA NA NA Patient141_T PR0.221917808 0 Patient34_T_M PR 0.657534247 1 Patient187_T CR 0.8876712330 Patient146_T CR 0.890410959 0 Patient116_T_P PD 0.175342466 1Patient82_T_P PD 0.243835616 1 Patient94_T_P PD 0.109589041 1Patient183_T NA NA NA Patient166_T PR 0.364383562 0 Patient170_T SD0.950684932 0 Patient173_T PD 0.043835616 1 Patient7_T_M SD 0.5945205481 Patient11_T_M PD 0.232876712 1 Patient151_T CR 1.153424658 0Patient31_T_M PD 0.232876712 1 Patient67_T_P PD 0.257534247 1Patient36_T_M PD 0.17260274  1 Patient17_T_M SD 0.553424658 1Patient154_T SD 0.687671233 1 Patient87_T_P PR 3.128767123 1Patient1_T_M PD 0.246575342 1 Patient100_T_P PR 1.449315068 0Patient153_T PR 0.567123288 1 Patient75_T_P PR 1.232876712 0Patient61_T_P SD 1.879452055 0 Patient35_T_M SD 0.791780822 1Patient32_T_M PD 0.134246575 1 Patient25_T_M PR 2.060273973 1Patient98_T_P PD 0.2     1 Patient117_T_P PD 0.273972603 1 Patient14_T_MPD 0.208219178 1 Patient58_T_M PD 0.210958904 1 Patient108_T_P PD0.210958904 1 Patient147_T CR 1.693150685 0 Patient24_T_M PD 0.0849315071 Patient47_T_M PD 0.202739726 1 Patient179_T PR 0.920547945 1Patient45_T_M PR 3.350684932 0 Patient140_T PD 0.183561644 1Patient112_T_P PD 0.249315068 1 Patient96_T_P CR 1.545205479 0Patient62_T_P PR 1.898630137 0 Patient144_T PR 1.120547945 0Patient188_T PD 0.063013699 1 Patient130_T_P PD 0.301369863 1Patient27_T_M PD 0.257534247 1 Patient162_T PD 0.145205479 1Patient142_T SD 0.515068493 1 Patient127_T_P CR 1.24109589  0Patient33_T_M PR 3.506849315 0 Patient20_T_M PD 0.230136986 1Patient30_T_M SD 0.364383562 1 Patient13_T_M PD 0.120547945 1Patient78_T_P PD 0.235616438 1 Patient44_T_M PR 1.317808219 0Patient172_T SD 0.745205479 1 Patient19_T_M na NA 0 Patient40_T_M PD0.17260274  1 Patient42_T_M CR 0.821917808 0 Patient73_T_P PD0.232876712 1 Patient86_T_P SD 2.753424658 0 Patient137_T CR 1.3232876710 Patient37_T_M PD 0.210958904 1 Patient159_T SD 0.591780822 1Patient158_T PR 0.443835616 1 Patient181_T NA NA NA Patient76_T_P na0.123287671 1 Patient145_T CR 1.375342466 0 Patient167_T PD 0.1561643841 Patient106_T_P CR 1.005479452 0 Patient149_T NA NA NA

TABLE 25 Quality measures of scRNA-seq experiments; related to FIG. 62.Clinical data Median no. Median no. No. of No. of Total of detected ofaligned TN ICR no. of Cell type genes reads cells cells cells B cell3774 164400 355 463 818 CAF 5518 357423 45 61 106 Endothelial cell 5057304326 17 87 104 Macrophage 5670 654482 259 161 420 Malignant cells 5482335563 825 1193 2018 NK 3909 147376 48 44 92 CD4 T cell 4036 220614 436420 856 CD8 T cell 4064 264494 1039 720 1759 T cell 3827 234410 408 298706 Low quality cell 732 24991 1551 1386 2937 UD 3433 221421 124 183 307All cells 3655 176595 5107 5016 10123 Experimental data (in vitro) Cellline Median no. Median no. Total and of detected of aligned no. of Typecondition genes reads cells Human A2058 4270 19144 2769 melanomaAbemaciclib cell lines A2058 DMSO 3510 12945 2607 UACC257 4044 252712939 Abemaciclib UACC257 DMSO 3286 14174 4401 IGR37 4259 26184 1570Abemaciclib IGR37 DMSO 3990 16972 2454 Patient- Monoculture 4492 344142064 derived Abemaciclib coculture Monoculture 3708 20337 3865 DMSO TILcoculture 5719 65130 102 Abemaciclib TIL coculture 4824 40700 124 DMSOMouse cell B16 2044 5254 3031 lines CT26 2369 7365 3208 MC38 2406 68653424

Table 26. (A) Cell type signatures and markers used for cellclassification; (B) cell type signatures derived from the analysis ofscRNA-seq data; related to FIG. 62; (C) Alternative cell type signaturesand markers used for cell classification.

TABLE 26A ENDO- MYELOID THELIAL STROMAL BASO- EOSINO- ERYTH- MAST MEGA-DENDRITIC CELL CELL CAF PHILE B CELL PHIL ROCYTE CELL MDSC KAROCYTE CELLCD34 ICAM1 COL1A1 ANPEP BLK C3AR1 CD24 ENPP3 CCR7 CD9 CCR7 CDH5 ICAM2COL1A2 CCR3 CD19 C5AR1 GYPA KIT CD1A GP1BA CD1A ENG ICAM3 COL6A1 CD44CD2 CCR1 PTPRC CD1B ITGA2B CD1B FLT4 ITGA4 COL6A2 CD63 CD22 CCR3 CD1CITGAV CD1C ICAM1 ITGB1 COL6A3 CD69 CD40 CD244 CD207 ITGB3 CD207 ITGB3KIT DCN ENPP3 CD5 CD52 CD209 PECAM1 CD209 KDR MADCAM1 FAP ICAM1 CD69CD53 CD4 SELP CD4 MCAM MME THY1 IL3RA CD70 CXCR3 CD40 CD40 PECAM1 MMP1LAMP1 CD79A FCER2 CD80 CD80 PROCR MMP2 TLR4 CD79B FUT4 CD83 CD83 SELEMMP9 CD80 IL9R CD86 CD86 TEK PDGFRA CD86 ITGA4 CMKLR1 CMKLR1 VCAM1PDGFRB CD93 LAIR1 HLA-DOA DCX VWF PECAM1 FCER2 PTGDR2 HLA-DOB ITGA4 THY1MS4A1 S100A9 HLA-DRA ITGAM TIMP1 PAX5 SIGLEC10 HLA-DRB1 ITGAX TIMP2PDCD1 SIGLEC8 HLA-DRB5 LY75 TLR1 SDC1 HLA-DRB6 NRP1 TLR2 TNFRSF13B ITGA4PDCD1LG2 TLR3 TNFRSF13C ITGAM TLR4 TNFRSF9 ITGAX VCAM1 TNFSF4 LY75 NRP1PDCD1LG2 NAIVE CD4 PLASMACYTOID T T NK DENDRITIC FOLLICULAR CELLNEUTROPHIL CELL CELL PLATELET HELPER TH1 TH2 TH9 TH17 CCR7 ANPEP B3GAT1CCR7 BSG BCL6 CCR1 CCR3 CD3D CCR4 CD3D C5AR1 CD244 CD1A CCL5 CD3D CCR5CCR4 CD3E CCR6 CD3E CD14 CD69 CD1B CCR3 CD3E CD4 CCR7 CD3G CD38 CD3GCD33 IL2RB CD1C CD109 CD3G CSF2 CCR8 CD4 CD3D CD4 CEACAM8 ITGA2 CD4CD151 CD4 CXCR3 CD4 GATA3 CD3E SELL CSF3R ITGAM CD40 CD226 CD40LG DPP4CSF2 IRF4 CD3G CXCR1 ITGAX CD80 CD36 CD84 HAVCR2 CXCR4 STAT6 CD4 CXCR2KLRA1 CD83 CD46 CXCR5 IFNA1 GATA3 IL17A FCGR1A KLRB1 CD86 CD47 ICOSIFNGR1 HAVCR1 IL17F FUT4 KLRD1 CD8A CD48 IL6R IL2 ICOS IL1R1 ITGAM KLRK1CLEC4C CD63 PDCD1 KLRD1 IL10 IL21 ITGAX NCAM1 CMKLR1 CD69 SLAMF1 TNFIL13 IL22 MME NCR1 IL3RA CD84 STAT3 TNFSF11 IL1R1 KLRB1 PECAM1 NKG2ITGA4 CD9 TNFSF4 IL4 LINC-ROR SELL SIGLEC7 ITGAM CNGB1 IL5 STAT3 TLR2SLAMF6 ITGAX CSF3R IL6 SLAMF7 NRP1 FCGR2A PTGDR2 PDCD1LG2 FCGR2B TLR9GP1BA ICAM2 ITGA2 ITGA2B ITGA6 ITGAV ITGB1 ITGB3 JAM3 LAMP2 LRRC32 LYNPECAM1 SELP SPN TNFSF14 VEGFA CYTOTOXIC EXHAUSTED NAIVE T CYTOTOXIC TCELL T CELL CELL TREG CELL CELL CD8 T MACRO- (SPECIFIC (SPECIFIC(SPECIFIC (SPECIFIC CYCLE: CYCLE: TH22 TREG CELL PHAGE MARKERS) MARKERS)MARKERS) MARKERS) G1/S G2/M AHR CCR4 CCL3 CCR5 CCL3 CTLA4 CCR7 FOXP3ATAD2 ANLN CCR10 CD4 CCL4 CD14 CCL4 HAVCR2 LEF1 IL2RA BLM ANP32E CCR4CNGB1 CD2 CD163 CST7 LAG3 SELL BRIP1 AURKA CCR6 CTLA4 CD3D CD33 GZMAPDCD1 TCF7 CASP8AP2 AURKB CD3D ENTPD1 CD3E CD68 GZMB TIGIT CCNE2 BIRC5CD3E FOXP3 CD3G CD80 IFNG CDC45 BUB1 CD3G IKZF2 CD8A CD86 NKG7 CDC6 CBX5CD4 IL2RA CD8B CSF1R PRF1 CDCA7 CCNB2 ISG20 CST7 ENG CHAF1B CDC20 ITGAEGZMA FCGR1A CLSPN CDC25C LAG3 GZMB FUT4 DSCC1 CDCA2 LRRC32 IFNG ITGALDTL CDCA3 NT5E NKG7 ITGAM E2F8 CDCA8 SELL PRF1 ITGAX EXO1 CDK1 TNFRSF18LAMP2 FEN1 CENPA TNFRSF4 LILRB4 GINS2 CENPE TLR2 GMNN CENPF TLR4 HELLSCKAP2 MCM2 CKAP2L MCM4 CKAP5 MCM5 CKS1B MCM6 CKS2 MLF1IP CTCF MSH2DLGAP5 NASP ECT2 PCNA FAM64A POLA1 G2E3 POLD3 GAS2L3 PRIM1 GTSE1 RAD51HJURP RAD51AP1 HMGB2 RFC2 HMMR RPA2 HN1 RRM1 KIF11 RRM2 KIF20B SLBPKIF23 TIPIN KIF2C TYMS LBR UBR7 MKI67 UHRF1 NCAPD2 UNG NDC80 USP1 NEK2WDR76 NUF2 NUSAP1 PSRC1 RANGAP1 SMC4 TACC3 TMPO TOP2A TPX2 TTK TUBB4BUBE2C

TABLE 26B B CELL CAF ENDOTHELIAL MACROPHAGE MALIGNANT NK ADAM19 ABCA6A2M ABCA1 KYNU AASDHPPT NAV2 ALOX5AP ADAM28 ABCA8 ABCD4 ABI1 LAIR1 AATFNDUFA4 APMAP AFF3 ABI3BP ADAM15 ACAA1 LAP3 ACN9 NDUFAF3 CALM1 ATF7IPACTA2 ADAMTS9 ACER3 LGALS2 ACOT7 NDUFB9 CD160 BACH2 ACVR1 ADCY4 ACP2LGALS9 ACSL3 NDUFS2 CD244 BANK1 ADAM12 ADM5 ACP5 LGMN ADIPOR1 NEDD4LCD247 BCL11A ADAMTS12 AFAP1L1 ACSL1 LILRA1 ADSL NELFCD CLIC3 BLK ADAMTS2APLNR ADAMDEC1 LILRA2 AHCY NFYA CTSW BLNK ANTXR1 AQP1 ADAP2 LILRA3 AIF1LNGRN FCRL6 BTLA AOX1 ARHGAP29 ADORA3 LILRA4 AK2 NHP2 FGFBP2 CCR6 ARMCX2ARHGAP31 ADPGK LILRA5 ALDOA NME1 GNLY CD19 ASPN ARHGEF15 AIF1 LILRA6ALX1 NOP58 GZMB CD1C BACE1 ASAP1 AKR1A1 LILRB1 AMZ2 NPM1 GZMM CD22 BAG2BCAM ALDH2 LILRB2 ANAPC11 NSG1 HOPX CD24 BGN BCL6B ALDH3B1 LILRB3ANKRD54 NT5DC3 ID2 CD37 C1R BCR AMICA1 LILRB4 ANP32A NUP93 IL18RAP CD52C1S BMPR2 AMPD3 LILRB5 AP1S2 OCA2 IL2RB CD79A CALD1 BMX ANKRD22 LIPAAPEH PACSIN2 KIR2DL3 CD79B CCDC80 CALCRL AP1B1 LOC338758 APOA1BPPAFAH1B3 KIR3DL2 CHMP7 CD248 CARD10 APOC1 LOC729737 APOC2 PAGE5 KLRB1CIITA CDH11 CASKIN2 AQP9 LRRC25 APOD PAICS KLRC1 CLEC17A CDR1 CCL14ARAP1 LST1 APOO PAX3 KLRD1 CNR2 CERCAM CD200 ARHGAP18 LTA4H ARPC1A PEBP1KLRF1 COL19A1 CILP CD34 ARHGAP27 LYN ATIC PEG10 MATK COL4A3 CKAP4 CD93ARHGEF10L LYZ ATP1A1 PEX19 MYBL1 CR2 CLEC11A CDH5 ARPC1B M6PR ATP5C1PFDN2 NCAM1 CXCR5 CLIP3 CFI ARRB2 MAFB ATP5G1 PHACTR1 NCR1 CYBASC3 CNN1CLDN15 ASAH1 MAN2B1 ATP5G2 PHB NCR3 EEF1B2 COL11A1 CLDN5 ATF5 MAPKAPK3ATP5G3 PHF5A NKG7 EEF1G COL12A1 CLEC14A ATG3 MARCO ATP6V1C1 PHLDA1 NMUR1EIF2S3 COL14A1 CLEC1A ATG7 MERTK ATP6V1E1 PIGY PRF1 ELK2AP COL16A1CNTNAP3B ATP6AP1 MFSD1 ATP6V1G1 PIR PTGDR FAIM3 COL1A1 COL15A1 ATP6V0BMGAT1 BAIAP2 PLEKHB1 PTPN4 FAM129C COL1A2 COL4A1 ATP6V0D1 MIF4GD BANCRPLP1 SAMD3 FAM65B COL3A1 COL4A2 ATP6V1B2 MIIP BCAN PMEL SH2D1B FCER2COL5A1 CRIP2 ATP6V1F MILR1 BCAS3 POLD2 TXK FCRL1 COL5A2 CXorf36 BACH1MKNK1 BCL2L13 POLR2F XCL1 FCRL2 COL6A1 CYYR1 BCKDHA MNDA BIRC7 POMGNT1XCL2 FCRL5 COL6A2 DARC BCL2A1 MOB1A BZW2 PPIL1 FCRLA COL6A3 DCHS1 BIDMPEG1 C10orf90 PRAME GGA2 COL8A1 DLL4 BLOC1S1 MPP1 C11orf31 PRDX6 GNB2L1COMP DOCK6 BLVRA MRC1 C17orf89 PSMB4 HLA-DOB CPE DOCK9 BLVRB MS4A4AC1orf43 PSMB7 HLA-DQA2 CPXM1 DYSF C10orf54 MS4A6A C1orf85 PSMD4 HVCN1CPZ ECE1 C11orf75 MS4A7 C1QBP PTTG1 IGJ CRABP2 ECSCR C15orf48 MSR1C22orf32 PUF60 IGLL1 CREB3L1 EFNA1 C19orf38 MTHFD2 C4orf48 PYGB IGLL3PCRISPLD2 EFNB2 C1orf162 MTMR14 CA14 PYURF IGLL5 CTSK EGFL7 C1QA MX1 CA8QDPR IRF8 CXCL12 ELK3 C1QB MX2 CACYBP QPCT KBTBD8 CXCL14 ELTD1 C1QC MXD1CAPN3 RAB17 KIAA0125 CYBRD1 EMCN C2 MYD88 CBX3 RAB38 KIAA0226L CYGB ENGC3AR1 N4BP2L1 CCND1 RABGGTB LOC283663 CYP1B1 EPAS1 C5AR1 NAAA CCT2RAD51C LRMP DCN EPB41L4A C9orf72 NADK CCT3 RAE1 MS4A1 DDAH1 EPHB4 CAPGNAGA CCT4 RAN NAPSB DDR2 ERG CAPZA2 NAGK CCT6A RAP1GAP NCF1C DEPTOR ESAMCARD9 NAIP CCT8 RGS20 NCOA3 DKK3 EXOC3L1 CASP1 NCF2 CDH19 ROPN1 P2RX5DPT F11R CAT NCF4 CDH3 ROPN1B PAX5 EBF2 FABP4 CCDC88A NCKAP1L CDK2 RRS1PLEKHF2 ECM2 FAM107A CCR1 NCOA4 CDK4 RSL1D1 PNOC EDNRA FAM65A CCR2 NFAM1CEP170 RTKN POLD4 EFEMP2 FAT4 CCRL2 NFKBID CHCHD6 RUVBL2 POU2AF1 EGFLAMFGD5 CD14 NINJ1 CHD1L S100A1 POU2F2 EGFR FKBP1A CD163 NLRC4 CLCN7 S100BPRKCB EMILIN1 FLI1 CD1D NLRP3 CLNS1A SAMM50 QRSL1 FAT1 FLT4 CD274 NMICMC2 SCD RALGPS2 FBLN1 FZD6 CD300C NOD2 COA3 SDC3 RHOH FBLN2 GALNT18CD300E NPC2 COA4 SDCBP SEL1L3 FBLN5 GATA2 CD300LB NPL COA6 SDHC SELLFGF7 GIPC2 CD300LF NR1H3 COX5B SEC11C SMIM14 FIBIN GNG11 CD302 OAS1COX6A1 SF3A1 SNX29 FMOD GPR116 CD33 OAZ1 COX7A2 SGCD SNX29P1 FN1 GPR146CD68 OLR1 COX7A2L SHC4 SP110 FNDC1 GRB10 CD80 OSCAR COX7C SKP1 SP140FRMD6 GUK1 CD86 P2RX4 COX8A SLC19A1 SPIB FST HECW2 CECR1 P2RY12 CSAG1SLC19A2 ST6GAL1 FSTL1 HERC2P2 CFD P2RY13 CSAG2 SLC24A5 STAG3 GEM HID1CFP P2RY14 CSAG3 SLC25A13 STAP1 GFPT2 HSPG2 CLEC10A P2RY6 CSPG4 SLC25A4STRBP GFRA1 HYAL2 CLEC12A PAK1 CYC1 SLC39A4 TCL1A GLT8D2 ICA1 CLEC4APCK2 CYP27A1 SLC45A2 TLR10 GPC1 ID1 CLEC4E PFKFB3 DAAM2 SLC5A3 TLR9 GPC4ID3 CLEC5A PGD DANCR SLC6A15 TMEM154 GPC6 IFITM3 CLEC7A PILRA DAP3SLC7A5 TNFRSF13B GPR133 IGFBP7 CMKLR1 PLA2G15 DCT SLMO2 TP53INP1 GPR176IL33 CMTM6 PLA2G7 DCXR SMS VPREB3 GPX8 IL3RA CNDP2 PLAUR DDIT3 SNCAWDFY4 HSPB2 IPO11-LRRC70 CNPY3 PLBD1 DDT SNHG16 ZCCHC7 HSPB6 ITGA5 CORO7PLEK DLL3 SNHG6 HSPB7 ITGA6 CPVL PLEKHO1 DNAH14 SNRPC HTRA3 ITGB4 CREG1PLEKHO2 DNAJA4 SNRPD1 IGFBP6 JAG2 CSF1R PLIN2 DRG1 SNRPE INHBA JAM2CSF2RA PLXDC2 EDNRB SOD1 ISLR JUP CSF3R PPM1M EIF3C SORD ITGA11 KANK3CST3 PPT1 EIF3D SORT1 ITGB5 KDR CSTA PRAM1 EIF3E SOX10 ITGBL1 KLHL3 CTSAPRKCD EIF3H SPCS1 KDELR2 LAMA5 CTSB PSAP EIF3L SRP9 KDELR3 LDB2 CTSCPSME2 EIF3M ST13 LARP6 LOC100505495 CTSD PTAFR ENO1 ST3GAL4 LEPREL2LRRC70 CTSH PTPRE ENO2 ST3GAL6 LMO7 LUZP1 CTSL1 PYCARD ENTPD6 ST6GALNAC2LMOD1 LYVE1 CTSS RAB20 EPB41L4A-AS1 STAM LOX MALL CXCL10 RAB4B ERBB3STIP1 LOXL1 MANSC1 CXCL16 RAB8A ESRP1 STK32A LPAR1 MECOM CXCL9 RASGEF1BETV4 STMN1 LTBP2 MEOX1 CXCR2P1 RASSF4 ETV5 STOML2 LUM MKL2 CYB5R4 RBM47EXOSC4 STRA13 LURAP1L MMRN1 CYBA RBPJ FAH STRADB MAP1A MMRN2 CYBB REEP4FAHD2B STX7 MEG3 MPZL2 CYP2S1 RELT FAM103A1 STXBP1 MFAP4 MTUS1 DAPK1RGS10 FAM162A SUPT4H1 MGST1 MYCT1 DBNL RGS18 FAM178B SYNGR1 MIR100HGMYO15B DENND1A RGS19 FARP2 TBC1D10A MMP2 NOS3 DHRS9 RGS2 FASN TBC1D16MOXD1 NOSTRIN DMXL2 RHBDF2 FBXO32 TBC1D7 MRC2 NOTCH4 DNAJC5B RHOG FBXO7TBCA MRGPRF NPDC1 DOK1 RILPL2 FDFT1 TBRG4 MSC NPR1 DOK3 RIPK2 FKBP4 TEX2MT1M NR5A2 DPYD RNASE6 FMN1 TFAP2A MXRA5 PALD1 EBI3 RNASEK FXYD3 TIMM50MXRA8 PALMD EMR2 RNASET2 GALE TMED10 MYL9 PCDH1 EPSTI1 RNF13 GAPDHTMEM147 NEXN PCDH12 ETV6 RNF130 GAPDHS TMEM177 NID2 PCDH17 EVI2A RNF144BGAS2L3 TMEM255A NOTCH3 PDE2A F13A1 RNF149 GAS5 TMX4 NTM PDLIM1 FAM105ARTN1 GAS7 TOM1L1 NTRK2 PECAM1 FAM157B S100A11 GCSH TOMM20 NUPR1 PGM5FAM26F S100A8 GDF15 TOMM22 OGN PIEZO1 FAM49A S100A9 GJB1 TOMM6 OLFML1PIK3R3 FAM96A SAMHD1 GMNN TOMM7 OLFML2B PKP4 FBP1 SAT1 GMPR TOP1MTOLFML3 PLEKHA7 FCER1G SCAMP2 GPATCH4 TRIM2 OMD PLVAP FCGR1A SCIMP GPM6BTRIM63 OSR2 PLXNA2 FCGR1B SCO2 GPR137B TRMT112 PALLD PLXND1 FCGR1CSCPEP1 GPR143 TSNAX PAMR1 PODXL FCGR2A SDS GPS1 TTLL4 PAPSS2 PPM1FFCGR2C SECTM1 GSTP1 TUBB2A PCDH18 PPP1R13B FCGR3B SEMA4A GTF2F2 TUBB2BPCOLCE PRCP FCGRT SERPINA1 GYG2 TUBB4A PCOLCE2 PREX2 FCN1 SERPINB1 H2AFZTYR PDGFRA PTPRB FERMT3 SFT2D1 HAX1 TYRP1 PDGFRB PVRL2 FES SGPL1 HDDC2UBA2 PDGFRL PXN FGL2 SH3BGRL HIST1H2AC UBL3 PDLIM2 RALGAPA2 FKBP15SHKBP1 HIST1H2BD UCHL5 PLA2G2A RAMP2 FLVCR2 SIGLEC1 HIST3H2A UQCRH PLAC9RAMP3 FOLR2 SIGLEC14 HMG20B UTP18 PLOD2 RAPGEF3 FPR1 SIGLEC5 HMGA1 VAT1PODN RAPGEF4 FPR2 SIGLEC7 HPS4 VDAC1 POSTN RASIP1 FPR3 SIGLEC9 HPS5WBP11 PPIB RBP7 FTH1 SIRPA HSBP1 WBP2 PRR16 RGL2 FTL SIRPB1 HSP90AA1WBSCR22 PRR24 RHOJ FUCA1 SIRPB2 HSP90AB1 WDFY1 PRRX1 ROBO4 FUOM SKAP2HSPA4 WDR43 PRRX2 S1PR1 GAA SLAMF8 HSPA9 XAGE1A PTN SCARF1 GABARAPSLC11A1 HSPD1 XAGE1B RARRES2 SDPR GALC SLC15A3 HSPE1 XAGE1C RCN3 SELEGATM SLC16A3 HSPH1 XAGE1D ROR2 SELP GBP1 SLC1A3 IGSF11 XAGE1E SCUBE3SH3BGRL2 GCA SLC25A19 IGSF3 XYLB SDC1 SHROOM4 GGTA1P SLC29A3 IGSF8ZCCHC17 SDC2 SLC29A1 GK SLC2A5 ILF2 ZFAS1 SEC24D SLC9A3R2 GLA SLC2A8IMMP2L ZFP106 SEMA5A SLCO2A1 GLB1 SLC2A9 INPP5F ZNF280B SERPINF1 SMAD1GLRX SLC31A2 IRF4 SFRP2 SNCG GLUL SLC43A2 ISYNA1 SFRP4 SOCS2 GM2ASLC46A3 KCNJ13 SH2D4A SOX18 GNA13 SLC7A7 LAGE3 SH3D19 SPNS2 GNA15 SLC9A9LDHB SH3PXD2A STOM GPBAR1 SLCO2B1 LHFPL3-AS1 SLIT2 SULF2 GPR34 SMPDL3ALINC00473 SLIT3 SYNPO GPR84 SNX10 LINC00518 SMOC2 TACR1 GPX1 SNX6LINC00673 SOD3 TAOK2 GRN SOD2 LOC100126784 SPARC TEAD4 GSTO1 SPI1LOC100127888 SPOCK1 TEK H2AFY SPINT2 LOC100130370 SPON1 TENC1 HCAR2SQRDL LOC100133445 SRPX2 TFF3 HCAR3 SRC LOC100505865 STEAP1 TGFBR2 HCKSTX11 LOC146481 SULF1 TGM2 HEIH STXBP2 LOC340357 SUSD2 THBD HERPUD1TALDO1 LOXL4 SVEP1 THSD1 HIST2H2BF TBXAS1 LSM2 TAGLN TIE1 HK2 TFRC LZTS1TBX15 TLL1 HK3 TGFBI MAD2L1BP TCEAL7 TM4SF1 HLA-DMA THEMIS2 MAGEA12TGFB3 TM4SF18 HLA-DMB TIFAB MAGEA2 THBS2 TMEM204 HLA-DPA1 TLR1 MAGEA2BTHY1 TMEM255B HLA-DPB1 TLR2 MAGEA3 TIMP1 TNFAIP1 HLA-DPB2 TLR4 MAGEA4TMEM119 TNFRSF10B HLA-DQA1 TLR5 MAGEA6 TMEM45A TSPAN12 HLA-DQB1 TLR8MAGEC1 TPM1 TSPAN15 HLA-DRA TMEM106A MAGED2 TPM2 TSPAN18 HLA-DRB1TMEM144 MDH1 TWIST1 TSPAN7 HLA-DRB5 TMEM176A MDH2 TWIST2 USHBP1 HLA-DRB6TMEM176B METTL23 UCHL1 VWA1 HMOX1 TMEM37 METTL9 VASN VWF HN1 TMEM51 MFI2VCAN ZNF366 HPS1 TMEM86A MIA WISP2 ZNF385D HSPA6 TNFAIP2 MIF WNT2 HSPA7TNFAIP8L2 MITF HSPBAP1 TNFSF13 MKI67IP IDH1 TNFSF13B MLANA IFI30 TPP1MLPH IFI35 TRAFD1 MOK IFIT2 TREM1 MORN2 IFNGR1 TREM2 MRPL12 IFNGR2 TRPM2MRPL21 IGFLR1 TTYH3 MRPL23 IGSF6 TWF2 MRPL24 IL10RB TYMP MRPL38 IL18TYROBP MRPL40 IL1B UBE2D1 MRPS21 IL1RN UBXN11 MRPS23 IL4I1 UNC93B1MRPS25 IL8 VAMP8 MRPS26 IRF5 VMO1 MRPS6 IRF7 VSIG4 MSI2 ITGAX WDFY2MTHFS JAK2 ZEB2 MXI1 KCNMA1 ZNF267 MYO10 KCNMB1 ZNF385A NARS2 T CD4 TCD4 T CD8 T CELL STROMA IMMUNE EXHAUSTED AIM1 ADORA2A ARHGEF1 A4GALTACAP1 C9orf16 AQP3 ASB2 ASB2 ADAMTS1 AKNA CDK5R1 BCL11B ASXL2 ATHL1ADAMTSL1 ALOX5AP CTLA4 CAMK4 CBLB BCL11B ADIRF ANKRD44 DDX5 CCR4 CCDC141C16orf54 ANGPTL2 APOBEC3G HLA-J CCR8 CCDC64 CASP8 APP ARHGAP15 ICA1 CD28CD27 CCDC64 ARHGAP29 ARHGAP25 IGFLR1 CD4 CD3E CCND2 BGN ARHGAP30 IL21CD40LG CD84 CD2 BMP1 ARHGAP4 ITGB2-AS1 CD5 CD8A CD247 C1R ARHGAP9 ITM2ACD6 CD8B CD27 CCDC80 ARHGDIB KCNK5 DGKA CLEC2D CD28 CFH ATP2A3 KIAA0247DUSP16 CRTAM CD3D CLU BIN2 LIMS1 EML4 CXCL13 CD3E COL15A1 C16orf54LY6G5C F5 DNAJB1 CD3G COL18A1 CCDC88B MAF FAAH2 GPR171 CD5 COL4A1 CD37METTL8 FAM102A GZMK CD6 COL4A2 CD48 MRP63 FBLN7 IFNG CD7 COL6A2 CD52NFATC1 FLT3LG ITGA4 CD96 COX7A1 CD53 NR3C1 FOXP3 ITGAE CDC42SE2 CTGFCD69 PDCD1 FYB ITM2A CELF2 CYB5R3 CD84 PTPN11 ICOS JAKMIP1 CNOT6L CYR61CDC42SE2 PTPRC IL6R KLHL28 CORO1A DCHS1 CELF2 RNF19A IL7R LAG3 CST7DPYSL3 CNTRL SARDH ITGB2-AS1 LYST CTLA4 EFEMP1 CORO1A SLA ITK MAP4K1CXCR3 EHD2 CSK SRGN LAT MCOLN2 CXCR6 ELN CXCR4 TBC1D4 LEPROTL1 MIATCYTIP EPAS1 CYTH4 THADA LOC100128420 MIR155HG DEF6 FAM171A1 CYTIP TIGITLOC285740 NELL2 DENND2D FAP DEF6 TSPYL2 MAF PAG1 EMB FAT4 DENND1C ZNF211MAL PCED1B EVL FBN1 DOCK2 PASK PDCD1 FYB FLRT2 DOCK8 PBX4 PRDM1 FYNFSCN1 DUSP2 PBXIP1 PTPN7 GATA3 FSTL1 EVI2B PIK3IP1 RAB27A GNG2 GJA1FERMT3 PIM2 RNF19A GPR171 GNG11 FGD3 SEPT6 SIRPG GPR174 HSPG2 FNBP1SLAMF1 SIT1 GPRIN3 HTRA1 GBP5 SPOCK2 SNAP47 GRAP2 IFITM3 GPR65 SUSD3THEMIS GZMA IGF2 GPSM3 TBC1D4 TIGIT GZMM IGFBP4 HCLS1 TCF7 TIMD4HNRNPA1P10 IGFBP7 HMHA1 TESPA1 TMEM155 ICOS JAG1 IKZF1 TIAM1 TNFRSF9IL12RB1 KIAA1217 IL10RA TMEM66 TNIP3 IL21R LAMB1 IL16 TNFAIP3 TOX IL2RBLAMB2 IL2RG TNFSF8 TTC24 IL2RG LAMC1 INPP5D TNIK TTN IL32 LEPROT ITGA4TPT1 ZBED2 INPP4B LHFP ITGAL IPCEF1 LIMCH1 ITGB2 ITGAL LIMS2 LAIR1 ITKLMCD1 LAPTM5 JAK3 LOXL2 LCP1 KCNA3 LPHN2 LILRB3 LAT LRRC32 LIMD2 LCKMAP1B LPXN LIME1 MEOX2 LSP1 LOC100130231 MGP LY9 MBOAT1 MMP2 MAP4K1 MIATNFIB MYO1G NLRC5 NID1 NCKAP1L PAG1 NNMT NR4A2 PARP8 NPDC1 PARP8 PCED1BNR2F2 PARVG PCED1B-AS1 NT5E PIK3CD PDCD1 NUAK1 PIM2 PIP4K2A PEAR1 PLCB2PRDM1 PHLDB2 PLEKHA2 PRF1 PLSCR4 PRKCB PRKCQ PPAP2A PSD4 PTPN22 PPAP2BPSTPIP2 PTPN7 PPIC PTK2B PTPRC PRKCDBP PTPN22 PYHIN1 PROCR PTPN6 RASAL3PRSS23 PTPN7 RASGRP1 PTRF PTPRC RGS1 PXDN RAC2 RHOF RAB11FIP5 RASSF5RNF213 RABAC1 RCSD1 SCML4 RBPMS RGS1 SEPT1 RUNX1T1 RHOH SH2D1A S100A16RPS6KA1 SH2D2A SERPINH1 SAMSN1 SH3KBP1 SPARC SASH3 SIRPG SPARCL1 SLASIT1 STC2 SNX20 SKAP1 TFPI SP140 SLC9A3R1 TGFB1I1 STK17B SPATA13 THBS1TAGAP SPN THY1 TBC1D10C SPOCK2 TMEM204 TMC6 STAT4 TNKS1BP1 TMC8 SYTL3TNXB TMSB4X TBC1D10C TPBG TRAF3IP3 TC2N UNC5B TSC22D3 TESPA1 VCL TSTD1THEMIS ZEB1 UCP2 TIGIT ZNF423 VAV1 TMEM66 ZNF521 WIPF1 TNFAIP3 TOX TRAF1TRAT1 TTC39C TUBA4A UBASH3A WIPF1 ZAP70 ZC3HAV1 T CD4 NAIVE T CD4 TREG TCD8 CYTOTOXIC T CD8 EXHAUSTED T CD8 NAIVE ABLIM1 ARID3B APOBEC3C ABCC9ATM ATM CARD16 B2M AKAP5 ATXN7 CAMK4 CCR4 CCL3 ANKLE1 CAMK4 CCR7 CCR8CCL4 AP4B1-AS1 CCR7 EEF1A1 CD177 CCL5 APOBEC3A EEF1A1 EEF1B2 DDX60 CSF1ARHGEF26-AS1 FAM102A EEF1G ERI1 CST7 ASXL2 FKBP5 FAM65B EZH2 FASLG ATHL1GPR155 FHIT FAS GZMB ATXN1 IL7R GIMAP5 FOXP3 GZMH CBLB LEF1 IL7R GATA3HLA-C CD3E NELL2 LDHB GBP5 IFNG CD8A PIK3IP1 LDLRAP1 GCHFR PRF1 CDKN1BPPP1R2 LEF1 HNRNPC CLEC2D PRKCQ-AS1 LOC100130231 HPRT1 CNOT6L SELLNAP1L1 IL10RA CTLA4 SORL1 NOSIP IL1R2 CXCL13 TCF7 PABPC1 IL2RA DENND2DTSC22D3 PIK3IP1 IL2RG DFNB31 UBA52 SELL IL32 DGKH SERINC5 LAIR2 DOCK8SF1 LAYN DTHD1 TCF7 LOC541471 DUSP4 TMEM66 LTB ELF1 TPT1 PARK7 ENTPD1TRABD2A PIM2 FAM122C TSC22D3 PMAIP1 FAM3C TXNIP PPP2CA FAM73A UBA52RASGRP1 FBXL18 RORA FCRL3 RTKN2 GBP2 S100A4 GDPD1 SAMD9 GLUD1P7 STAMHAVCR2 SUMO2 HINT3 TNFRSF18 HNRPLL USP15 IFNLR1 WDR1 IL10 ZBTB32 INPP4BINPP5F ITGA4 ITM2A ITPKB KIAA1324 LAG3 LINC00294 LOC100131257LOC100190986 LOC100271836 LOC286186 LOC440354 LOC728558 LYST MAPK13 MCL1MTX3 NFATC1 NXNL2 ODF2L OSBPL3 PCED1B PCGF5 PDCD1 PDE4D PER2 PLEKHG2PRICKLE2-AS3 PTPRC RAB27A RAMP2-AS1 RGS1 RNF19A SCD5 SF3B3 SH2D2A SMG1P1STAT1 STAT3 TANGO2 TATDN3 TBXA2R TIGIT TMEM136 TMEM212 TNFRSF1B TNFRSF9TP53INP1 TRAF5 TTN TXNDC11 USP33 VSIG1 VSTM4 ZNF620 ZNF79

TABLE 26C Table 26C. Cell type signatures that were used for cellclassification. Macrophage CCR5 CD14 CD163 CD33 CD68 CD80 CD86 CSF1R ENGFCGRIA Cytotoxic_T_cell CCL3 CCL4 CD2 CD3D CD3E CD3G CD8A CD8B CST7 GZMATreg CCR4 CD4 CNGB1 CTLA4 ENTPD1 FOXP3 IKZF2 IL2RA ISG20 ITGAE Th22 AHRCCR10 CCR4 CCR6 CD3D CD3E CD3G CD4 Th17 CCR4 CCR6 CD38 CD3D CD3E CD3GCD4 IL17A IL17F IL1R1 Th9 CD3D CD3E CD3G CD4 GATA3 IRF4 STAT6 Th2 CCR3CCR4 CCR7 CCR8 CD4 CSF2 CXCR4 GATA3 HAVCR1 ICOS Th1 CCR1 CCR5 CD4 CSF2CXCR3 DPP4 HAVCR2 IFNA1 IFNGR1 IL2 T Follicular BCL6 CD3D CD3E CD3G CD4CD40LG CD84 CXCR5 ICOS IL6R Helper Platelet BSG CCL5 CCR3 CD109 CD151CD226 CD36 CD46 CD47 CD48 Plasmacytoid CCR7 CD1A CD1B CD1C CD4 CD40 CD80CD83 CD86 CD8A Dendritic Cell NK Cell B3GAT1 CD244 CD69 IL2RB ITGA2ITGAM ITGAX KLRA1 KLRB1 KLRD1 Neutrophil ANPEP C5AR1 CD14 CD33 CEACAM8CSF3R CXCR1 CXCR2 FCGR1A FUT4 Naive T Cell CCR7 CD3D CD3E CD3G CD4 SELLMyeloid CCR7 CD1A CD1B CD1C CD207 CD209 CD4 CD40 CD80 CD83 DendriticCell Megakarocyte CD9 GP1BA ITGA2B ITGAV ITGB3 PECAM1 SELP MDSC CCR7CD1A CD1B CD1C CD207 CD209 CD4 CD40 CD80 CD83 Mast Cell ENPP3 KITErythrocyte CD24 GYPA PTPRC Eosinophil C3AR1 C5AR1 CCR1 CCR3 CD244 CD52CD53 CXCR3 FCER2 FUT4 B cell BLK CD19 CD2 CD22 CD40 CD5 CD69 CD70 CD79ACD79B Basophile ANPEP CCR3 CD44 CD63 CD69 ENPP3 ICAM1 IL3RA LAMP1 TLR4CAF FAP THY1 DCN COL1A1 COL1A2 COL6A1 COL6A2 COL6A3 Stromal Cell MMP2ICAM3 TLR3 MADCAM1 MMP1 PDGFRA TLR4 THY1 KIT TIMP1 Endothelial Cell VWFTEK MCAM CD34 ITGB3 PROCR CDH5 KDR SELE PECAM1 Macrophage FUT4 ITGALITGAM ITGAX LAMP2 L1LRB4 TLR2 TLR4 Cytotoxic_T_cell GZMB IFNG NKG7 PRF1Treg LAG3 LRRC32 NT5E SELL TNFRSF18 TNFRSF4 Th22 Th17 IL21 IL22 KLRB1LINC-ROR STAT3 Th9 Th2 IL10 IL13 IL1R1 IL4 IL5 IL6 PTGDR2 Th1 KLRD1 TNFTNFSF11 T Follicular PDCD1 SLAMF1 STAT3 TNFSF4 Helper Platelet CD63 CD69CD84 CD9 CNGB1 CSF3R FCGR2A FCGR2B Plasmacytoid CLEC4C CMKLR1 IL3RAITGA4 ITGAM ITGAX NRP1 PDCD1LG2 Dendritic Cell NK Cell KLRK1 NCAM1 NCR1NKG2 SIGLEC7 SLAMF6 SLAMF7 Neutrophil ITGAM ITGAX MME PECAM1 SELL TLR2Naive T Cell Myeloid CD86 CMKLR1 DCX ITGA4 ITGAM ITGAX LY75 NRP1Dendritic Cell Megakarocyte MDSC CD86 CMKLR1 HLA-DOA HLA-DOB HLA-DRAHLA-DRB1 HLA-DRB5 HLA-DRB6 Mast Cell Erythrocyte Eosinophil IL9R ITGA4LAIR1 PTGDR2 S100A9 S1GLEC10 S1GLEC8 B cell CD80 CD86 CD93 FCER2 MS4A1PAX5 PDCD1 SDC1 Basophile CAF Stromal Cell ITGA4 MMP9 PDGFRB MME PECAM1TIMP2 TLR1 ITGB1 Endothelial Cell ENG ICAM1 FLT4 VCAM1 MacrophageCytotoxic_T_cell Treg Th22 Th17 Th9 Th2 Th1 T Follicular Helper PlateletGP1BA ICAM2 ITGA2 ITGA2B ITGA6 ITGAV ITGB1 ITGB3 JAM3 LAMP2 PlasmacytoidTLR9 Dendritic Cell NK Cell Neutrophil Naive T Cell Myeloid PDCD1LG2Dendritic Cell Megakarocyte MDSC ITGA4 ITGAM ITGAX LY75 NRP1 PDCD1LG2Mast Cell Erythrocyte Eosinophil B cell TNFRSF13B TNFRSF13C TNFRSF9TNFSF4 Basophile CAF Stromal Cell ICAM1 ICAM2 TLR2 VCAM1 EndothelialCell Macrophage Cytotoxic_T_cell Treg Th22 Th17 Th9 Th2 Th1 T FollicularHelper Platelet LRRC32 LYN PECAM1 SELP SPN TNFSF14 VEGFA PlasmacytoidDendritic Cell NK Cell Neutrophil Naive T Cell Myeloid Dendritic CellMegakarocyte MDSC Mast Cell Erythrocyte Eosinophil B cell Basophile CAFStromal Cell Endothelial Cell

Table 27. (A) The immune resistance program; (B) alternative T cellexclusion and post-treatment signatures; (C) T cell exclusion andpost-treatment signatures identified in macrophages; related to FIG. 62.

TABLE 27A The immune resistance program Induced Number of Functionalsupporting Post- immune evidences Exclusion Exclusion treatmentresistance CDK7 GENE (up) (up) (up) seed (up) (up) (up) targets BZW2 3 11 1 0 0 CCT3 3 1 1 1 0 0 CDK4 3 1 1 1 0 0 GPATCH4 3 1 1 1 0 1 ISYNA1 3 11 1 0 0 MDH2 3 1 1 1 0 0 PPIA 3 1 0 1 1 0 RPL31 3 1 0 1 1 1 RPL37A 3 1 01 1 0 RPL41 3 1 0 1 1 1 RPS21 3 1 0 1 1 0 RPS27A 3 1 0 1 1 0 RUVBL2 3 11 1 0 0 SAE1 3 1 0 1 1 0 UBA52 3 1 0 1 1 0 AHCY 2 1 1 0 0 0 C17orf76-AS12 1 0 1 0 0 C19orf48 2 1 0 0 1 1 C1QBP 2 1 0 1 0 0 CCT6A 2 1 1 0 0 0CHCHD2 2 1 0 0 1 0 CTPS1 2 1 0 1 0 0 EEF1G 2 1 0 1 0 0 EIF2S3 2 1 0 1 00 EIF3K 2 1 0 1 0 0 EIF4A1 2 1 0 1 0 1 FARSA 2 1 0 0 1 0 FBL 2 1 0 1 0 0FKBP4 2 1 1 0 0 0 GAS5 2 1 0 1 0 0 GNB2L1 2 1 0 1 0 0 GPI 2 1 0 1 0 0HNRNPA1 2 1 0 1 0 0 HNRNPC 2 1 0 1 0 0 IDH2 2 1 0 1 0 0 ILF2 2 1 0 1 0 0NACA 2 1 0 1 0 0 NCL 2 1 0 1 0 0 NME1 2 1 1 0 0 1 NOLC1 2 1 0 1 0 0 NONO2 0 0 1 1 0 PABPC1 2 1 0 1 0 1 PAICS 2 1 1 0 0 0 PFN1 2 1 0 1 0 0 POLD22 1 1 0 0 0 PPA1 2 1 0 1 0 0 PTMA 2 1 0 1 0 1 PUF60 2 1 1 0 0 0 RPL10A 21 0 1 0 1 RPL11 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL12 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL13 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPL13A 21 0 1 0 0 RPL13AP5 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL17 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL18 2 1 0 1 0 0RPL18A 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL21 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL26 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL27 2 1 0 0 1 0RPL28 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPL29 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPL3 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPL36 2 1 0 0 1 1RPL36A 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL37 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL4 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL5 2 1 0 1 0 1RPL6 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPL8 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPLP0 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPLP1 2 1 0 1 0 1RPS10 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPS11 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPS13 2 1 0 0 1 0 RPS14 2 1 0 0 1 0RPS15 2 1 0 0 1 1 RPS15A 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPS16 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPS17 2 1 0 1 0 0RPS17L 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPS18 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPS19 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPS23 2 1 0 1 0 0RPS24 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPS27 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPS28 2 1 0 0 1 1 RPS3 2 1 0 1 0 1RPS4X 2 1 0 1 0 0 RPS5 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPS6 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPS7 2 1 0 1 0 1RPS8 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPS9 2 1 0 1 0 1 RPSA 2 1 0 1 0 0 RRS1 2 1 1 0 0 0SERPINF1 2 1 0 1 0 0 SET 2 1 0 1 0 0 SHMT2 2 1 0 1 0 0 SLC19A1 2 1 1 0 00 SLC25A13 2 1 1 0 0 0 SNHG6 2 1 0 1 0 0 SNRPE 2 1 0 1 0 1 SOX4 2 1 0 10 1 SSR2 2 1 0 1 0 0 TIMM50 2 1 0 1 0 0 TOP1MT 2 1 1 0 0 0 TUBB 2 1 0 10 0 UQCRFS1 2 1 0 1 0 0 UQCRH 2 1 0 1 0 0 VDAC2 2 1 0 1 0 0 ACTB 1 0 0 10 1 AEN 1 0 0 1 0 0 ANP32E 1 0 0 1 0 1 APP 1 1 0 0 0 0 ARMC6 1 0 0 0 1 0ATP5A1 1 0 0 1 0 0 ATP5D 1 1 0 0 0 0 ATP5G2 1 0 0 1 0 0 ATP5G3 1 1 0 0 00 BOLA2 1 0 0 0 1 0 BOLA2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 BOP1 1 1 0 0 0 0 BTF3 1 1 0 0 0 0C20orf112 1 0 0 1 0 0 C6orf48 1 1 0 0 0 1 CA14 1 0 0 1 0 0 CACYBP 1 1 00 0 0 CBX5 1 0 0 1 0 0 CCT2 1 0 0 1 0 0 CCT4 1 1 0 0 0 1 CCT7 1 1 0 0 00 CDC123 1 0 0 0 1 0 CDCA7 1 1 0 0 0 0 CFL1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CKS1B 1 0 0 0 10 CMSS1 1 0 0 0 1 0 CNRIP1 1 0 0 1 0 0 CS 1 0 0 1 0 0 DARS 1 1 0 0 0 0DCAF13 1 0 0 1 0 0 DCT 1 0 0 1 0 0 DCTPP1 1 1 0 0 0 0 DDX21 1 1 0 0 0 0DDX39A 1 0 0 0 1 0 DDX39B 1 0 0 1 0 1 DLL3 1 0 0 1 0 0 DNAJC9 1 0 0 0 10 EEF1B2 1 1 0 0 0 0 EEF1D 1 1 0 0 0 0 EEF2 1 1 0 0 0 0 EIF3E 1 1 0 0 00 EIF3F 1 1 0 0 0 0 EIF3G 1 1 0 0 0 1 EIF3M 1 1 0 0 0 0 EIF4EBP2 1 0 0 10 0 ENO1 1 1 0 0 0 0 EXOSC5 1 1 0 0 0 0 FAM174B 1 0 0 1 0 0 FAM60A 1 0 00 1 0 FAM92A1 1 1 0 0 0 0 FBLN1 1 0 0 1 0 0 FOXRED2 1 0 0 1 0 0 FTL 1 00 1 0 1 FUS 1 0 0 1 0 0 GABARAP 1 0 0 1 0 0 GGH 1 1 0 0 0 0 GNL3 1 1 0 00 0 GRWD1 1 0 0 1 0 0 H3F3A 1 0 0 1 0 0 H3F3AP4 1 0 0 1 0 0 HMGA1 1 0 01 0 0 HMGB1 1 1 0 0 0 0 HN1 1 0 0 0 1 0 HNRNPA1P10 1 0 0 1 0 0 HNRNPH1 11 0 0 0 1 HNRNPM 1 1 0 0 0 0 HSP90AB1 1 0 1 0 0 1 HSPA8 1 0 0 1 0 1HSPD1 1 1 0 0 0 0 IFRD2 1 1 0 0 0 0 ILF3 1 1 0 0 0 0 IMPDH2 1 1 0 0 0 1ITM2C 1 0 0 1 0 0 KIAA0101 1 0 0 1 0 0 LDHB 1 1 0 0 0 0 LSM4 1 1 0 0 0 0LSM7 1 1 0 0 0 1 LYPLA1 1 1 0 0 0 0 MAGEA4 1 0 0 1 0 0 MAGEC1 1 1 0 0 00 MCM7 1 1 0 0 0 0 METAP2 1 0 0 1 0 0 MID1 1 0 0 1 0 0 MIR4461 1 0 0 1 00 MKI67IP 1 1 0 0 0 0 MLLT11 1 0 0 1 0 0 MPZL1 1 0 0 1 0 0 MRPL15 1 1 00 0 1 MRPL37 1 1 0 0 0 0 MRPL4 1 1 0 0 0 0 MRPL47 1 0 0 0 1 1 MRPS12 1 10 0 0 0 MRPS21 1 0 0 1 0 0 NDUFA11 1 1 0 0 0 0 NDUFA13 1 0 0 0 1 0NDUFS2 1 0 0 1 0 1 NME2 1 1 0 0 0 0 NOP16 1 1 0 0 0 0 NPM1 1 1 0 0 0 1NREP 1 1 0 0 0 0 PA2G4 1 0 0 1 0 0 PAFAH1B3 1 0 0 1 0 0 PET100 1 0 0 0 10 PFDN2 1 0 0 1 0 0 PFDN4 1 0 0 0 1 0 PGAM1 1 0 0 1 0 0 PIH1D1 1 0 0 1 00 PLEKHJ1 1 1 0 0 0 0 POLR1D 1 1 0 0 0 0 POLR2E 1 1 0 0 0 0 PPP2R1A 1 00 1 0 0 PRMT1 1 1 0 0 0 0 PSMA7 1 0 0 0 1 0 PSMD4 1 0 0 1 0 0 RAN 1 0 01 0 0 RBM34 1 0 0 1 0 0 RNASEH2A 1 0 0 0 1 0 RNF2 1 0 0 1 0 0 ROMO1 1 00 0 1 0 RPAIN 1 0 0 1 0 0 RPL10 1 1 0 0 0 1 RPL14 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPL15 1 10 0 0 0 RPL19 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPL22 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPL27A 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPL30 1 10 0 0 0 RPL32 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPL35 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPL35A 1 0 0 0 1 0 RPL39 1 10 0 0 0 RPL7 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPL7A 1 1 0 0 0 1 RPL9 1 1 0 0 0 0 RPLP2 1 1 00 0 0 RPS12 1 0 0 1 0 1 RPS2 1 1 0 0 0 1 RPS20 1 1 0 0 0 1 RPS25 1 1 0 00 0 RPS3A 1 1 0 0 0 1 RQCD1 1 1 0 0 0 0 RSL1D1 1 1 0 0 0 1 RTKN 1 0 1 00 0 SCD 1 0 0 1 0 0 SCNM1 1 0 0 1 0 1 SERBP1 1 1 0 0 0 0 SF3B4 1 0 0 1 00 SKP2 1 0 0 1 0 0 SLC25A3 1 0 0 1 0 0 SLC25A6 1 1 0 0 0 0 SLIRP 1 0 0 01 0 SLMO2 1 0 0 0 1 0 SMARCA4 1 1 0 0 0 0 SMIM15 1 1 0 0 0 0 SMS 1 0 0 10 0 SNAI2 1 0 0 1 0 0 SNHG15 1 1 0 0 0 0 SNRPB 1 1 0 0 0 0 SNRPC 1 1 0 00 1 SNRPD1 1 1 0 0 0 0 SNRPD2 1 1 0 0 0 0 SNRPF 1 0 0 0 1 0 SNRPG 1 0 00 1 0 SRM 1 1 0 0 0 0 SRP14 1 0 0 1 0 0 SSB 1 1 0 0 0 0 TIMM13 1 1 0 0 00 TIMM44 1 1 0 0 0 0 TMC6 1 0 0 1 0 0 TP53 1 0 0 1 0 0 TPI1 1 1 0 0 0 1TPRKB 1 0 0 0 1 0 TRAP1 1 1 0 0 0 0 TRIM28 1 1 0 0 0 1 TRPM1 1 0 0 1 0 0TSR1 1 0 0 1 0 0 TUBA1B 1 0 0 1 0 1 TULP4 1 0 0 1 0 0 TXNDC17 1 0 0 0 10 TYMS 1 1 0 0 0 0 UBL5 1 0 0 0 1 0 UCK2 1 1 0 0 0 0 UHRF1 1 1 0 0 0 0USMG5 1 0 0 0 1 0 USP22 1 0 0 1 0 0 VCY1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 VPS72 1 0 0 1 0 0XIST 1 1 0 0 0 0 YWHAE 1 0 0 1 0 1 ZFAS1 1 1 0 0 0 0 ZNF286A 1 0 0 1 0 0Repressed Number of Functional supporting immune evidences ExclusionExclusion seed Post-treatment resistance GENE (down) (down) (down)(down) (down) (down) AHNAK 3 1 0 1 1 APOD 3 1 0 1 1 ATP1A1 3 1 0 1 1 B2M3 1 0 1 1 CD44 3 1 0 1 1 CD63 3 1 0 1 1 CTSB 3 1 0 1 1 CTSD 3 1 0 1 1FOS 3 1 0 1 1 GRN 3 1 0 1 1 HLA-A 3 1 0 1 1 HLA-B 3 1 0 1 1 HLA-C 3 1 01 1 HLA-E 3 1 0 1 1 HLA-H 3 1 0 1 1 LAMP2 3 1 0 1 1 LGALS3 3 1 0 1 1LGALS3BP 3 1 0 1 1 NPC2 3 1 0 1 1 PSAP 3 1 0 1 1 SERPINE2 3 1 0 1 1TAPBP 3 1 0 1 1 TIMP2 3 1 0 1 1 A2M 2 1 0 1 0 ACSL3 2 1 0 1 0 AEBP1 2 10 1 0 AGA 2 1 0 1 0 APOC2 2 1 1 0 0 APOE 2 1 0 1 0 ATP1B1 2 1 0 1 0CD151 2 1 0 1 0 CD47 2 1 0 1 0 CD58 2 1 0 1 0 CD59 2 1 0 1 0 CDH19 2 1 01 0 CSPG4 2 1 0 1 0 CST3 2 1 0 1 0 CTSA 2 1 0 1 0 CTSL1 2 1 0 1 0 CTSO 21 0 0 1 CYP27A1 2 1 1 0 0 DAG1 2 1 0 1 0 DDR1 2 1 0 1 0 EEA1 2 1 0 1 0EMP1 2 1 0 1 0 EVA1A 2 1 0 1 0 FBXO32 2 1 0 1 0 FGFR1 2 1 0 1 0 GAA 2 10 1 0 GPNMB 2 1 0 1 0 GSN 2 1 0 1 0 HLA-F 2 1 0 1 0 HSPA1A 2 1 0 1 0IRF4 2 1 1 0 0 ITGA3 2 1 0 1 0 KCNN4 2 1 0 1 0 KLF4 2 0 0 1 1 LEF1-AS1 21 0 0 1 LRPAP1 2 1 0 1 0 MFGE8 2 1 0 1 0 MIA 2 1 0 1 0 MT2A 2 1 0 1 0NEAT1 2 1 0 1 0 NPC1 2 1 0 1 0 NSG1 2 1 0 1 0 PROS1 2 1 0 1 0 S100A6 2 10 1 0 S100B 2 1 0 1 0 SAT1 2 1 0 1 0 SCARB2 2 1 0 1 0 SDC3 2 1 0 1 0SEC11C 2 1 1 0 0 SERPINA3 2 1 0 1 0 SGK1 2 1 0 1 0 SLC26A2 2 1 0 1 0SLC5A3 2 1 0 1 0 STOM 2 0 0 1 1 STX7 2 1 1 0 0 TAPBPL 2 0 0 1 1 TIMP1 21 0 1 0 TIMP3 2 1 0 1 0 TM4SF1 2 1 0 1 0 TMED10 2 1 0 1 0 TPP1 2 1 0 1 0TSC22D3 2 1 0 1 0 TYR 2 1 0 1 0 UBC 2 1 0 1 0 VAT1 2 1 0 0 1 WBP2 2 1 10 0 XAGE1D 2 1 1 0 0 ACSL4 1 0 0 1 0 ACTA2 1 0 0 0 1 ADM 1 0 0 1 0ANGPTL4 1 0 0 1 0 ANXA1 1 0 0 1 0 ANXA2 1 0 0 1 0 APLP2 1 0 0 1 0 APOL11 1 0 0 0 ARL6IP5 1 0 0 1 0 ARSA 1 1 0 0 0 ATF3 1 0 0 1 0 ATP1B3 1 0 0 10 ATP6V0C 1 1 0 0 0 BACE2 1 0 0 1 0 BBX 1 0 0 1 0 BCL6 1 0 0 1 0 C4A 1 10 0 0 C6orf226 1 0 0 0 1 CALU 1 0 0 1 0 CARD16 1 1 0 0 0 CASP1 1 0 0 1 0CAST 1 0 0 1 0 CAV1 1 0 0 1 0 CAV2 1 1 0 0 0 CCND3 1 0 0 1 0 CCR10 1 0 00 1 CD9 1 0 0 1 0 CDH1 1 1 0 0 0 CHI3L1 1 0 0 1 0 CITED1 1 0 0 0 1 CLIC41 0 0 1 0 CORO1A 1 0 0 0 1 CRELD1 1 0 0 1 0 CRYAB 1 0 0 1 0 CSGALNACT1 10 0 1 0 CXCR4 1 0 0 0 1 CYP4V2 1 1 0 0 0 DCBLD2 1 0 0 1 0 DDX17 1 0 0 01 DDX5 1 0 0 1 0 DPYSL2 1 0 0 1 0 DUSP4 1 0 0 1 0 DUSP6 1 0 0 1 0 ECM1 10 0 1 0 EGR1 1 0 0 1 0 EPHX2 1 0 0 1 0 ERBB3 1 0 0 1 0 EZH1 1 0 0 1 0FAM3C 1 0 0 1 0 FCGR2C 1 0 0 1 0 FCRLA 1 0 0 1 0 FLJ39051 1 0 0 0 1FLJ43663 1 0 0 1 0 FLNA 1 1 0 0 0 FMN1 1 0 0 0 1 FRZB 1 0 0 0 1 FSTL3 10 0 0 1 FTH1 1 0 0 0 1 GADD45B 1 0 0 1 0 GATSL3 1 1 0 0 0 GEM 1 0 0 1 0GJB1 1 1 0 0 0 GOLGB1 1 0 0 1 0 GPR155 1 1 0 0 0 GPR56 1 1 0 0 0HLA-DRB5 1 0 0 0 1 HLA-G 1 1 0 0 0 HPCAL1 1 0 0 1 0 HTATIP2 1 0 0 1 0IDI2-AS1 1 0 0 0 1 IFI27 1 1 0 0 0 IFI27L2 1 1 0 0 0 IFI35 1 0 0 1 0IFI6 1 1 0 0 0 IGF1R 1 0 0 1 0 IGFBP7 1 1 0 0 0 IGSF8 1 1 0 0 0 IL1RAP 10 0 1 0 IL6ST 1 0 0 1 0 ITGA6 1 0 0 1 0 ITGA7 1 1 0 0 0 ITGB1 1 0 0 1 0ITGB3 1 0 0 1 0 ITM2B 1 0 0 1 0 JMJD7 1 0 0 0 1 JUN 1 0 0 1 0 KLF6 1 0 01 0 LAMB2 1 1 0 0 0 LCP1 1 0 0 0 1 LEPROT 1 0 0 1 0 LGALS1 1 0 0 1 0LGMN 1 1 0 0 0 LINC00518 1 0 0 0 1 LOC100126784 1 1 0 0 0 LOC100506190 11 0 0 0 LOC100506714 1 0 0 0 1 LOC100507463 1 0 0 0 1 LPL 1 0 0 1 0 LY6E1 1 0 0 0 LY96 1 0 0 0 1 LYRM9 1 1 0 0 0 MAGEC2 1 0 0 1 0 MALAT1 1 1 0 00 MATN2 1 1 0 0 0 MCAM 1 1 0 0 0 MFI2 1 0 0 1 0 MMP14 1 1 0 0 0 MPZ 1 10 0 0 MT1E 1 0 0 1 0 MT1M 1 0 0 1 0 MT1X 1 0 0 1 0 MTRNR2L1 1 1 0 0 0MTRNR2L10 1 1 0 0 0 MTRNR2L2 1 1 0 0 0 MTRNR2L3 1 1 0 0 0 MTRNR2L4 1 1 00 0 MTRNR2L5 1 1 0 0 0 MTRNR2L6 1 1 0 0 0 MTRNR2L7 1 1 0 0 0 MTRNR2L8 11 0 0 0 MYO1D 1 1 0 0 0 NAV2 1 1 0 0 0 NFE2L1 1 1 0 0 0 NFKBIA 1 0 0 1 0NFKBIZ 1 0 0 1 0 NMRK1 1 0 0 0 1 NNMT 1 0 0 1 0 NR4A1 1 0 0 1 0 P2RX4 10 0 0 1 PAGE5 1 0 1 0 0 PDE4DIP 1 1 0 0 0 PDK4 1 0 0 1 0 PERP 1 1 0 0 0PIK3IP1 1 0 0 0 1 PLP2 1 0 0 1 0 PRKCDBP 1 0 0 1 0 PRNP 1 0 0 1 0 PRSS231 0 0 1 0 PSMB9 1 0 0 1 0 PTRF 1 0 0 1 0 PYGB 1 0 0 0 1 QPCT 1 1 0 0 0RAB27A 1 0 0 0 1 RBP7 1 0 0 0 1 RDH5 1 1 0 0 0 RNF145 1 0 0 1 0 RNF213 10 0 0 1 RPS4Y1 1 0 0 1 0 RTP4 1 0 0 0 1 S100A1 1 1 0 0 0 S100A13 1 1 0 00 SCCPDH 1 0 0 1 0 SDCBP 1 0 0 0 1 SEL1L 1 0 0 1 0 SEMA3B 1 0 0 1 0SERINC1 1 1 0 0 0 SERPINA1 1 1 0 0 0 SGCE 1 0 0 1 0 SHC4 1 1 0 0 0SLC20A1 1 0 0 1 0 SLC22A18 1 0 0 0 1 SLC39A14 1 0 0 1 0 SLC7A5P1 1 0 0 01 SLC7A8 1 1 0 0 0 SNX9 1 1 0 0 0 SOD1 1 0 0 1 0 SORT1 1 1 0 0 0 SP100 10 0 0 1 SPESP1 1 0 0 0 1 SPINT1 1 0 0 0 1 SPON2 1 1 0 0 0 SPP1 1 1 0 0 0SPRY2 1 0 0 1 0 SQSTM1 1 0 0 1 0 SRPX 1 0 0 1 0 ST3GAL6-AS1 1 0 0 0 1ST6GALNAC2 1 0 0 0 1 STRIP2 1 1 0 0 0 SYNE2 1 1 0 0 0 SYNGR2 1 0 0 1 0SYPL1 1 0 0 1 0 TF 1 0 0 1 0 TFAP2A 1 0 0 0 1 TGOLN2 1 0 0 1 0 THBD 1 10 0 0 TMBIM6 1 1 0 0 0 TMED9 1 0 0 1 0 TMEM255A 1 1 0 0 0 TMEM66 1 0 0 10 TMX4 1 0 0 1 0 TNC 1 0 0 1 0 TNFSF4 1 1 0 0 0 TRIM22 1 0 0 0 1 TRIML21 1 0 0 0 TSPYL2 1 1 0 0 0 TTLL1 1 0 0 0 1 TXNIP 1 1 0 0 0 UCN2 1 0 0 01 UPP1 1 0 0 1 0 WDFY1 1 0 1 0 0 ZBTB20 1 0 0 1 0 ZBTB38 1 0 0 1 0

TABLE 27B Alternative T cell exclusion and post-treatment signaturesTable 27B.1 CELL CYCLE FILTERED RELATIVE RELATIVE POST T CD8 T CD8 T CD8T CD8 POST TREATMENT EXC. EXC. EXC. EXC. TREATMENT DOWN (UP) (DOWN) (UP)(DOWN) ABR A2M AASDHPPT A2M ATIC APOD ANXA13 ACSL3 AHCY AEBP1 BTF3 APOEATP5A1 AEBP1 APP AGA CHCHD2 ATP1A1 BCAN AHNAK ATP5D AHNAK EEF1G B2M BZW2ANXA1 BTF3 APOC2 EIF3G CAPN3 C17orf76-AS1 ANXA2 BZW2 APOD EIF3M CD63C1QBP APLP2 C17orf76-AS1 APOE EIF4A1 CDH1 C20orf112 APOC2 C1QBP APOL1ENO1 CTSD CD68 APOD C6orf48 ARSA EXOSC4 DAAM2 CDH3 APOE CCT3 ATP1A1FARSA GPNMB CHP1 ARL6IP5 CCT6A ATP1B1 GAPDH GPR56 CS ATP1A1 DAP3 ATP6V0BH19 HLA-A DCT ATP1B1 DARS ATP6V0C HNRNPA1 HLA-B DDX39B ATP1B3 DDX21 B2MLSM7 HLA-C EEF1A1 B2M EEF1B2 C4A MAGEA4 HLA-F EEF1G BBX EEF1G CAV2MAGEC1 HLA-H EGFL8 CALU EEF2 CCND3 MDH2 HPS5 EIF2S3 CAV1 EIF2S3 CD151MKI67IP HSP90AA1 EIF3K CCND3 EIF3G CD47 MLLT11 IFI27 EIF4A1 CD151 EIF3ICD58 MRPS24 IRF4 EIF4EBP2 CD44 EIF3M CD59 NACA LGALS3 FAM174B CD47EIF4A1 CD63 NDUFB9 LGALS3BP FOXRED2 CD58 FARSA CDH1 NME1 MCAM FTL CD59FBL CDH19 NREP MTRNR2L1 GABARAP CD63 FKBP4 CSPG4 RPL13AP5 MTRNR2L10 GAS5CD9 GAS5 CTSA RPL18A MTRNR2L2 GNB2L1 CDH19 GNB2L1 CTSB RPL19 MTRNR2L3GPI CLIC4 GPATCH4 CTSD RPL26 MTRNR2L4 H3F3A CRYAB GPI CTSL1 RPL27AMTRNR2L6 HHATL CSPG4 HNRNPA1 DAG1 RPL31 MTRNR2L8 HMGA1 CST3 HNRNPC DDR1RPL32 NSG1 HNRNPC CTSB ILF2 DDX5 RPL35A PLXNC1 IDH2 CTSD IMPDH2 EEA1RPL36 PSAP ILF2 CTSL1 ISYNA1 EMP1 RPL37 QPCT ISYNA1 DAG1 LSM7 EVA1ARPL37A RAB5B ITM2C DCBLD2 MDH2 EZR RPL39 S100A1 KCNAB2 DDR1 MKI67IPFBXO32 RPL6 S100B KLHDC8B DDX5 MRPL4 FGFR1 RPL7 SAT1 LHFPL3-AS1 DPYSL2NAPRT1 FOS RPLP2 SEC11C MAGEA4 DUSP4 NME1 GAA RPS11 SLC7A8 MID1 DUSP6NOLC1 GATSL3 RPS13 ST3GAL6 MIR4461 EEA1 NPM1 GJB1 RPS14 TMED10 MPZL1EGR1 PABPC1 GPR155 RPS15 TMEM255A NACA EMP1 PAICS GRN RPS16 TYR NDUFS2FAM114A1 PFN1 GSN RPS17 VAT1 NENF FAM3C PLEKHJ1 HLA-A RPS17L NONO FCRLAPLTP HLA-B RPS18 PABPC1 FGFR1 POLD2 HLA-C RPS20 PFDN2 FOS POLR1D HLA-ERPS21 PFN1 FXYD3 POLR2E HLA-F RPS23 PLTP GAA QTRT1 HLA-G RPS25 PPP2R1AGRN RPL10 HLA-H RPS27A PRAME GSN RPL10A HSPA1A RPS28 PTMA HLA-A RPL11ID2 RPS4X RAB38 HLA-B RPL12 IFI27 RPS5 RBM34 HLA-C RPL13 IFI27L2 RPS6RPL10A HLA-E RPL13A IGFBP7 SMARCA4 RPL11 HLA-F RPL13AP5 IGSF8 SNRPD2RPL13 HLA-H RPL14 IRF4 STOML2 RPL13AP5 HPCAL1 RPL15 ITGA3 TIMM13 RPL17HSPA1A RPL17 ITGA7 TPI1 RPL18 IGF1R RPL18 LAMP2 UBA52 RPL18A IGFBP7RPL18A LEF1-AS1 WBSCR22 RPL26 IL6ST RPL21 LGALS3 RPL28 ITGA3 RPL23 LGMNRPL29 ITGB1 RPL26 LOC100126784 RPL31 ITGB3 RPL27 LOC100506190 RPL36AITM2B RPL27A LRPAP1 RPL37A JUN RPL28 LYRM9 RPL4 LAMP2 RPL29 MALAT1 RPL41LGALS3 RPL31 MATN2 RPL5 LOXL3 RPL32 MFGE8 RPL6 LPL RPL35 MIA RPL8 LRPAP1RPL36 MPZ RPLP0 MAGEC2 RPL36A MT2A RPLP1 MCL1 RPL37 MTRNR2L1 RPS10 MFGE8RPL37A MTRNR2L10 RPS11 MFI2 RPL39 MTRNR2L2 RPS12 MIA RPL4 MTRNR2L3 RPS15MRPS6 RPL41 MTRNR2L4 RPS15A MT2A RPL5 MTRNR2L5 RPS16 NFKBIA RPL6MTRNR2L6 RPS17 NFKBIZ RPL7 MTRNR2L8 RPS17L NNMT RPL7A MYH9 RPS18 NPC1RPL8 MYO1D RPS19 NPC2 RPL9 NAV2 RPS23 NR4A1 RPLP0 NEAT1 RPS24 NSG1 RPLP2NFE2L1 RPS27 PERP RPS10 NPC1 RPS27A PKM RPS11 NPC2 RPS3 PRKCDBP RPS13NSG1 RPS4X PROS1 RPS14 PDE4DIP RPS5 PRSS23 RPS15 PERP RPS6 PSAP RPS15APROS1 RPS7 PTRF RPS16 PSAP RPS8 RPS4Y1 RPS17 RDH5 RPS9 S100A6 RPS17LS100A1 RPSA S100B RPS18 S100A6 SAE1 SCCPDH RPS19 SDC3 SCD SDC3 RPS21SEC11C SCIN SEMA3B RPS23 SERINC1 SERPINF1 SERPINA3 RPS24 SERPINA1SERPINH1 SERPINE2 RPS25 SERPINA3 SHMT2 SGCE RPS27 SERPINE2 SLC25A3 SGK1RPS27A SGK1 SLC45A2 SLC20A1 RPS28 SLC26A2 SNAI2 SLC26A2 RPS3 SLC5A3SNHG6 SLC39A14 RPS3A SNX9 SOX4 SLC5A3 RPS4X SPON2 SRP14 SYPL1 RPS5 SPP1SSR2 TAPBP RPS6 STRIP2 TIMM50 TIMP1 RPS7 SVIP TMC6 TIMP2 RPS8 THBD TP53TIMP3 RPS9 TIMP2 TRIB2 TM4SF1 RPSA TM4SF1 TRPM1 TNC RRS1 TMBIM6 TUBB4ATOB1 RSL1D1 TMEM255A TULP4 TPP1 RUVBL2 TNFSF4 UBA52 TSC22D3 SAE1 TPP1USP22 UBC SERBP1 TRIML2 ZFP36L1 ZBTB38 SERPINF1 TSC22D3 SHMT2 TSPYL2SLC19A1 TXNIP SLC25A6 TYR SMARCA4 UBC SMIM15 VAT1 SNHG16 XAGE1D SNHG6ZNF331 SRM SSR2 TIMM13 TIMM44 TOP1MT TPI1 TRIM28 UBA52 UQCRFS1 WDR12XIST ZFAS1 Table 27B.2 DIFFERENT T CELL SIGNATURES RELATIVE RELATIVE TCD8 T CD8 T CD4 T CD4 T CD8 T CD8 T CELL T CELL EXC. EXC. EXC. EXC. EXC.EXC. EXC. EXC. (UP) (DOWN) (UP) (DOWN) (UP) (DOWN) (UP) (DOWN) BTF3 APODAHCY A2M AHCY A2M AHCY A2M CHCHD2 APOE APP AGA APP ACSL3 ALDH18A1 AEBP1CYC1 ATP1A1 BANCR AHNAK ATP5D AEBP1 APP AGA EEF1B2 ATP6V0C BZW2 ANXA1ATP5G3 AGA ASAP1 AHNAK EEF1G B2M C17orf76-AS1 APOC2 BOP1 AHNAK ATP5DANXA1 EIF3G CAPN3 C1QBP APOD BTF3 APOC2 ATP5G2 APOC2 EIF3M CD59 C6orf48APOE BZW2 APOD BANCR APOD EIF4A1 CD63 CCT3 ARSA C17orf76-AS1 APOE BCANAPOE ENO1 CDH1 CCT6A ATP1A1 C19orf48 APOL1 BOP1 ARSA FARSA CTSD CDCA7ATP1B1 C1QBP ARSA BTF3 ATP1A1 GAPDH DAAM2 CYC1 ATP6V0C C6orf48 ATP1A1BZW2 ATP1B1 H19 GPNMB DAP3 B2M CACYBP ATP1B1 C17orf76-AS1 ATP6V0CHNRNPA1 GPR56 EEF1A1 C4A CCT3 ATP6V0C C19orf48 B2M HSPE1 HLA-A EEF1B2CAPN3 CCT4 B2M C1QBP C4A LDHB HLA-B EEF1D CARD16 CCT6A C4A C6orf48 CAPGLSM4 HLA-C EEF1G CD151 CCT7 CARD16 CACYBP CARD16 LSM7 HLA-E EEF2 CD47CDCA7 CAV2 CCT3 CAV1 MAGEA4 HLA-F EIF2S3 CD58 CDK4 CD151 CCT6A CAV2MAGEC1 HLA-G EIF3E CD59 CHCHD2 CD44 CCT7 CCND3 MDH2 HLA-H EIF3G CD63CTPS1 CD47 CDCA7 CD151 MKI67IP HPS5 EIF3K CDH1 DARS CD58 CPXM1 CD47MLLT11 HSP90AA1 EIF3L CDH19 DCTPP1 CD59 CTPS1 CD58 MRPS24 IFI27 EIF4A1CREB3L2 DDX21 CD63 CYC1 CD59 NACA IFI6 FBL CSPG4 EEF1B2 CDH1 CYP51A1CD63 NDUFB9 IGSF8 FKBP4 CST3 EEF1D CDH19 DARS CDH19 NHP2 IRF4 GAS5 CTSBEEF1G CSPG4 DCAF13 CREB3L2 NME1 LAMP2 GCSH CTSD EEF2 CST3 DCT CSPG4 NREPLGALS3 GNB2L1 CTSL1 EIF2S3 CTSA DDX21 CST3 PPIA LGALS3BP GNL3 DAG1 EIF3ECTSB EEF1A1 CTSA RPL13AP5 LONP2 GPATCH4 DDR1 EIF3F CTSD EEF1B2 CTSBRPL18A MCAM GPI EEA1 EIF3G CTSL1 EEF1D CTSD RPL19 MLPH HMGB1 EMP1 EIF3KCTSO EEF1G CTSL1 RPL26 MTRNR2L1 HNRNPA1 EVA1A EIF3M CYP27A1 EEF2 DAG1RPL27A MTRNR2L10 HNRNPC FBXO32 EIF4A1 CYP4V2 EIF2S3 DDR1 RPL31 MTRNR2L2HNRNPH1 FGFR1 ENO1 DAG1 EIF3E DUSP4 RPL32 MTRNR2L3 HNRNPM GAA EXOSC5DDR1 EIF3G EEA1 RPL36 MTRNR2L4 HSPD1 GATSL3 FAM92A1 EEA1 EIF3H EMP1RPL37 MTRNR2L6 IDH2 GJB1 FARSA EMP1 EIF3I EVA1A RPL37A MTRNR2L8 IFRD2GPR56 FBL EVA1A EIF3K EZR RPL39 NSG1 ILF2 GRN FKBP4 FBXO32 EIF3L FBXO32RPL6 PLXNC1 IMPDH2 GSN GAS5 FGFR1 EIF3M FGFR1 RPL7 PSAP LSM7 HCP5 GGHFLNA EIF4A1 GAA RPLP0 QPCT LYPLA1 HLA-A GNB2L1 FOS ENO1 GATSL3 RPLP2RAB5B MDH2 HLA-B GNL3 GAA FAM92A1 GJB1 RPS10 S100A1 MRPL15 HLA-C GPATCH4GATSL3 FBL GPR155 RPS11 S100B MRPL4 HLA-F GPI GJB1 FKBP4 GRN RPS13 SAT1NCL HLA-G HMGB1 GPNMB GAS5 GSN RPS14 SEC11C NDUFA11 HLA-H HNRNPA1 GPR155GCSH HCP5 RPS15 SHC4 NDUFS7 IFI27 HNRNPC GPR56 GNB2L1 HLA-A RPS16 SLC7A8NME1 IFI27L2 HNRNPH1 GRN GNL3 HLA-B RPS17 SORT1 NOP16 IGFBP7 HNRNPM GSNGPATCH4 HLA-C RPS17L ST3GAL6 NPM1 IRF4 HSPD1 HLA-A GPI HLA-E RPS18 STX7PABPC1 ITGA3 IDH2 HLA-B GPM6B HLA-F RPS20 TMED10 PAICS ITGA7 IFRD2 HLA-CHMGB1 HLA-G RPS21 TMEM255A PFN1 ITGB3 ILF2 HLA-E HNRNPA1 HLA-H RPS23 TYRPLEKHJ1 KCNN4 ILF3 HLA-F HNRNPC HSPA1A RPS25 POLD2 LAMP2 IMPDH2 HLA-GHNRNPH1 IFI27 RPS27A POLR1D LEF1-AS1 ISYNA1 HLA-H HNRNPM IFI27L2 RPS28POLR2E LGALS3 LDHB HSPA1A HNRPDL IFI35 RPS5 RPL10 LOC100126784 LSM4IFI27 HSPD1 IFI6 RPS6 RPL10A LOC100506190 LSM7 IFI27L2 IDH2 IGFBP7 RPS7RPL11 LRPAP1 LYPLA1 IFI6 ILF2 IRF4 RPSA RPL12 LYRM9 MAGEC1 IGFBP7 ILF3ITGA3 RUVBL2 RPL13 MATN2 MCM7 IGSF8 IMPDH2 ITGA7 SMARCA4 RPL13A MFGE8MDH2 IRF4 LDHB ITGB3 SNRPD2 RPL13AP5 MIA MKI67IP ITGA3 LIMD2 KCNN4 SNRPERPL14 MPZ MRPL15 ITGA7 LSM7 LAMP2 STOML2 RPL15 MT2A MRPL37 KCNN4 LYPLA1LEF1-AS1 TIMM13 RPL17 MTRNR2L1 MRPL4 LAMB2 MAGEA4 LGALS1 TPI1 RPL18MTRNR2L10 MRPS12 LAMP2 MARCKS LGALS3 UBA52 RPL18A MTRNR2L2 NACA LEF1-AS1MARCKSL1 LOC100126784 UHRF1 RPL21 MTRNR2L3 NCL LGALS3 MDH2 LOC100506190UQCRH RPL22 MTRNR2L4 NDUFA11 LGALS3BP MEST LRP10 WBSCR22 RPL26 MTRNR2L5NME1 LGMN MID1 LRPAP1 RPL27A MTRNR2L6 NME2 LOC100126784 MKI67IP LY6ERPL28 MTRNR2L7 NOLC1 LOC100506190 MPZL1 LYRM9 RPL29 MTRNR2L8 NOP16LRPAP1 MRPL15 MATN2 RPL3 MYO1D NPM1 LY6E MRPL4 MFGE8 RPL30 NEAT1 NREPLYRM9 NACA MFI2 RPL31 NFKBIA PABPC1 MALAT1 NAP1L1 MIA RPL32 NPC1 PAICSMATN2 NCL MMP14 RPL35 NPC2 PFN1 MCAM NHP2 MPZ RPL36 NSG1 PLEKHJ1 MFGE8NME2 MT2A RPL36A PDE4DIP POLD2 MIA NOLC1 MTRNR2L1 RPL37 PERP POLR1DMMP14 NONO MTRNR2L10 RPL37A PROS1 POLR2E MPZ NOP58 MTRNR2L2 RPL39 PSAPPPA1 MT2A NPM1 MTRNR2L3 RPL4 RDH5 PPIA MTRNR2L1 NREP MTRNR2L4 RPL41S100A1 PRMT1 MTRNR2L10 PABPC1 MTRNR2L5 RPL5 S100A13 PTMA MTRNR2L2 PAICSMTRNR2L6 RPL6 S100A6 PUF60 MTRNR2L3 PFDN2 MTRNR2L7 RPL7 SAT1 RPL10MTRNR2L4 PFN1 MTRNR2L8 RPL7A SDC3 RPL10A MTRNR2L5 PHB2 MYO1D RPL8SERINC1 RPL11 MTRNR2L6 PLTP NEAT1 RPL9 SERPINA1 RPL12 MTRNR2L7 POLD2NFKBIA RPLP0 SERPINA3 RPL13 MTRNR2L8 POLR1D NPC1 RPLP1 SERPINE2 RPL13AMYO1D POLR2E NPC2 RPLP2 SGCE RPL13AP5 NAV2 PPIA NSG1 RPS10 SGK1 RPL14NEAT1 PTMA PAGE5 RPS11 SLC26A2 RPL15 NFE2L1 PTP4A3 PDE4DIP RPS13 SLC5A3RPL17 NPC1 RPL10 PERP RPS14 SPON2 RPL18 NPC2 RPL10A PKM RPS15 SPP1RPL18A NSG1 RPL11 PROS1 RPS15A STRIP2 RPL19 PDE4DIP RPL12 PSAP RPS16SYNE2 RPL21 PERP RPL13 RDH5 RPS17 THBD RPL22 PROS1 RPL13A RTP4 RPS17LTIMP1 RPL26 PSAP RPL13AP5 S100A1 RPS18 TIMP2 RPL27 QPCT RPL14 S100A13RPS19 TM4SF1 RPL27A RDH5 RPL15 S100A6 RPS20 TMBIM6 RPL28 S100A1 RPL17S100B RPS21 TMEM255A RPL29 S100A13 RPL18 SAT1 RPS23 TNFRSF12A RPL3S100A6 RPL18A SCARB2 RPS24 TNFSF4 RPL30 S100B RPL19 SCCPDH RPS25 TPP1RPL31 SAT1 RPL21 SDC3 RPS27 TRIML2 RPL32 SCARB2 RPL22 SERINC1 RPS27ATSC22D3 RPL35 SDC3 RPL26 SERPINA1 RPS28 TSPYL2 RPL36 SEC11C RPL27SERPINA3 RPS3 TXNIP RPL36A SERINC1 RPL27A SERPINE2 RPS3A TYR RPL37SERPINA1 RPL28 SGCE RPS4X UBC RPL37A SERPINA3 RPL29 SGK1 RPS5 WBP2 RPL39SERPINE2 RPL3 SLC26A2 RPS6 WSB1 RPL4 SGK1 RPL30 SLC5A3 RPS7 RPL41 SHC4RPL31 SNX9 RPS8 RPL5 SLC26A2 RPL32 SPON2 RPS9 RPL6 SLC5A3 RPL35 SPP1RPSA RPL7 SLC7A8 RPL36 SQSTM1 RQCD1 RPL7A SNX9 RPL36A STRIP2 RRS1 RPL8SORT1 RPL37 SYNE2 RSL1D1 RPL9 SPON2 RPL37A THBD SAE1 RPLP0 SPP1 RPL38TIMP1 SERBP1 RPLP1 STRIP2 RPL39 TIMP3 SERPINF1 RPLP2 STX7 RPL4 TM4SF1SET RPS10 SYNE2 RPL41 TMBIM6 SHMT2 RPS11 TAPBP RPL5 TMEM255A SLC25A13RPS13 THBD RPL6 TNFRSF12A SLC25A5 RPS14 TIMP1 RPL7 TNFSF4 SLC25A6 RPS15TIMP2 RPL7A TPP1 SMARCA4 RPS15A TIMP3 RPL8 TRIML2 SMIM15 RPS16 TM4SF1RPL9 TSC22D3 SNHG15 RPS17 TMBIM6 RPLP0 TSPYL2 SNHG16 RPS17L TMED10 RPLP1TXNIP SNHG6 RPS18 TMEM255A RPLP2 UBC SNRPE RPS19 TNFSF4 RPS10 WBP2 SORDRPS2 TPP1 RPS11 ZBTB38 SOX4 RPS20 TRIML2 RPS12 SRM RPS21 TSC22D3 RPS13TIMM13 RPS23 TSPYL2 RPS14 TIMM44 RPS24 TXNIP RPS15 TIMM50 RPS25 TYRRPS15A TOMM20 RPS27 UBC RPS16 TOP1MT RPS27A VAT1 RPS17 TUFM RPS28 WBP2RPS17L UBA52 RPS3 XAGE1D RPS18 UCK2 RPS3A RPS19 UQCR11 RPS4X RPS2UQCRFS1 RPS5 RPS20 ZFAS1 RPS6 RPS21 RPS7 RPS23 RPS8 RPS24 RPS9 RPS25RPSA RPS27 RQCD1 RPS27A RRS1 RPS28 RSL1D1 RPS3 RUVBL2 RPS3A SAE1 RPS4XSERBP1 RPS5 SERPINF1 RPS6 SET RPS7 SHMT2 RPS8 SLC19A1 RPS9 SLC25A13 RPSASLC25A6 RQCD1 SMARCA4 RRP15 SMIM15 RRS1 SNHG15 RSL1D1 SNHG6 RUVBL2 SNRPBSAE1 SNRPC SERBP1 SNRPD1 SERPINF1 SNRPD2 SET SNRPE SHMT2 SOX4 SLC19A1SRM SLC25A13 SSB SLC25A5 SSR2 SLC25A6 TIMM13 SMARCA4 TIMM44 SMIM15TIMM50 SNAI2 TOP1MT SNHG15 TPI1 SNHG6 TRAP1 SNRPD1 TRIM28 SNRPD2 TUBBSNRPE TYMS SORD UBA52 SOX4 UCK2 SRM UHRF1 SSR2 UQCRFS1 STOML2 UQCRHSTRAP VDAC2 TIMM13 XIST TIMM44 ZFAS1 TIMM50 TOMM20 TOP1MT TP53 TRAP1TUBB TUFM TYMS TYRP1 UBA52 UCK2 UQCRFS1 UQCRH USP22 XIST YWHAE ZFAS1DIFFERENT T CELL SIGNATURES T CD4 T CD4 T CD4 T CD4 T CD8 T CD8 T CD8 TCD8 EXHAUSTED EXHAUSTED TREG TREG CYTOTOXIC CYTOTOXIC NAIVE NAIVE EXC.EXC. EXC. EXC. EXC. EXC. EXC. EXC. (UP) (DOWN) (UP) (DOWN) (UP) (DOWN)(UP) (DOWN) ACP5 A2M ABR A2M ADCK3 A2M ADSL A2M ACTG1 AKAP12 ACP5 AGAADSL AEBP1 AHCY ACSL3 AK2 ANGPTL4 ACTG1 AHNAK AHCY AGA APEX1 AEBP1 AP1S2ANXA1 AHCY ANXA1 APEX1 AHNAK ATP5D AGA APOA1BP APLP2 ANKRD10 APLP2 APPANXA1 BANCR AHNAK ASAH1 APOC2 APP APOC2 ATP5D APOC2 BTF3 ANXA1 ASAP1APOD ASAP1 APOD ATP5G2 APOD C17orf76-AS1 APOC2 ATP5D ATP1B1 ATP5D ATP1A1BANCR APOE C19orf48 APOD BAIAP2 ATP6V0E2 BANCR ATP1B1 BTF3 ARSA C1QBPAPOE BCAN ATRAID BCAN ATP6V0E2 BZW2 ATP1A1 C6orf48 ATP1A1 C11orf24C16orf45 BZW2 ATRAID C17orf76-AS1 ATP6V0C CACYBP ATP1B1 C17orf76-AS1 C4AC17orf76-AS1 B2M C19orf48 ATP6V1E1 CCT2 B2M C1orf43 CALM2 C6orf48 C4AC1QBP B2M CCT3 C4A CA14 CBLB CA14 CBLB C6orf48 C4A CCT4 CALU CCT3 CCND3CCNG1 CCND3 CACYBP CALU CCT7 CARD16 CDC16 CD151 CCT3 CD151 CCNB1IP1 CAPGCDCA7 CAV1 CDH3 CD47 CDH3 CD47 CCT2 CARD16 CDK4 CAV2 CDK2 CD58 CDR1 CD58CCT3 CAV1 CPXM1 CCPG1 CEP170 CD59 CEP170 CD59 CCT4 CAV2 CYC1 CD151 CERS4CDH19 CHP1 CD63 CCT5 CD151 DAP3 CD47 CHCHD6 CFI CPXM1 CDH19 CCT6A CD47DDX21 CD58 CTSK CHI3L1 CRISPLD1 CHI3L1 CCT7 CD58 EEF1A1 CD59 DAP3 CHN1CYP51A1 CHN1 CDCA7 CD59 EEF1B2 CD63 DCT CHRM3 DAP3 CLU CDR1 CD63 EEF1DCDH1 DPP7 CLU DCT COX17 CPXM1 CDH1 EEF1G CDH19 EDNRB CPVL EDNRB CPVLCYC1 CDH19 EEF2 CLU EEF1D CRELD1 EEF1A1 CREB3L2 DARS CREB3L2 EIF2S3CREB3L2 EEF2 CRYAB EEF1B2 CRELD1 DCAF13 CSPG4 EIF3E CSPG4 EIF2S3 CSPG4EEF1D CSPG4 DDX21 CST3 EIF3F CST3 EIF3D CST3 EEF1G CST3 EEF1A1 CTSAEIF3G CTSA EIF3I CTSB EEF2 CTHRC1 EEF1B2 CTSB EIF3H CTSB EIF3L DDR1EIF2S3 CTSB EEF1D CTSD EIF3I CTSD EPS15 DPYSL2 EIF3E CTSD EEF1G CYP27A1EIF3K DAG1 ESRP1 DSCR8 EIF3H DAG1 EEF2 CYSTM1 EIF3L DDR1 FAM167B DUSP6EIF3K DDR1 EIF2S3 DAG1 EIF3M DUSP4 FAM174B DYNLRB1 EIF3L DPYSL2 EIF3EDDR1 EIF4A1 DUSP6 FAM178B EFNA5 EIF4A1 DSCR8 EIF3F ECM1 ENO1 ECM1 FMN1EGR1 ESRP1 DUSP6 EIF3G EEA1 ESRP1 EEA1 FTL ERRFI1 FAM174B DYNLRB1 EIF3HEMP1 EXOSC4 EGR1 FXYD5 FAM3C FAM178B EEA1 EIF3K ENDOD1 EXOSC5 ERBB3 GAS5FAM46A FAM92A1 EMP1 EIF3L EVA1A FAM178B EVA1A GCNT2 FCGR2A FBL ETV4EIF3M FBXO32 FAM92A1 FAM3C GGA1 FGFR1 FKBP4 EVA1A EIF4A1 FLNA FARSAFBXO32 GMPR GAA FOXRED2 EZR EIF4B GAA FBL FGFR1 GNB2L1 GAGE12G FTL FAM3CENO1 GATSL3 FKBP4 FLNA GPI GAGE4 GAS5 FCGR2A EPB41L4A-AS1 GJB1 FRZBFXYD3 GPM6B GAGE6 GNB2L1 FGFR1 FARSA GNPTG GAS5 GAA GPR143 GATSL3 GNL3GAA FBL GPR155 GGH GATSL3 GRSF1 GBP2 GPATCH4 GATSL3 FKBP4 GPR56 GNB2L1GJB1 GSTO1 H3F3B GPI GJB1 GAS5 GRN GNL3 GNPTG GSTP1 HSPA1A GPM6B GRNGCSH GSN GPI GPR155 HAGHL HSPA1B GPR143 GSN GNB2L1 HLA-A H19 GPR56 HAS2IER3 HAS2 H3F3B GNL3 HLA-B HMGA1 GRN HMG20B IGF1R HMCN1 HCP5 GPATCH4HLA-C HMGB1 GSN HNRNPC ISCU HNRNPA1 HLA-F GPI HLA-F HNRNPA1 HLA-B HPS4ITGA10 HNRNPC HSPA1A HMGB1 HLA-G HNRNPC HLA-C HSPA2 ITGA3 IFI16 IFI35HNRNPA1 HLA-H HNRNPH1 HLA-F IFI16 ITGA7 IGSF11 ISCU HNRNPA1P10 IFI27HNRNPM HLA-H ILVBL ITGB3 ILF2 ITGA3 HNRNPC IFI27L2 HSP90AB1 HSPA1AIMPDH2 KCNN4 ILVBL ITGA7 HNRNPH1 IFI35 HSPD1 IFI27 INPP4B KRT18 IMPDH2ITGB3 HNRNPM IFI6 IDH2 IFI35 ISOC2 LEF1-AS1 ISYNA1 KCNN4 HNRPDL IGFBP7ILF2 IFI6 ITPKB LIF ITM2C LEF1-AS1 HSP90AB1 IGSF8 ILF3 IGFBP7 KCNAB2LINC00623 KCNJ13 LGALS3 HSPD1 IRF4 IMPDH2 IGSF8 KIT LOXL3 LHFPL3-AS1 LIFILF2 ITGA3 ISYNA1 ITGA3 LHFPL3-AS1 LOXL4 LIMD2 LINC00116 ILF3 ITGA7 LDHBITGA7 LINC00518 LRPAP1 LOC100133445 LRPAP1 IMPDH2 ITGB3 LIMD2 ITGB3 LMNALTBP3 LOC100190986 LTBP3 LDHB LAMP2 LSM4 KCNN4 LOC100133445 LYRM9 LYPLA1LYRM9 LIMD2 LEF1-AS1 LSM7 LAMP2 MARCKS MAEL MARCKS MAEL LSM7 LGALS1LYPLA1 LEF1-AS1 MAZ MAGEA10 MCC MAP1B LYPLA1 LGALS3 MAGEA4 LGALS3 MC1RMAGEA3 MEST MATN2 MAGEA4 LGALS3BP MDH2 LGALS3BP MCC MAGEA4 MITF METTL7BMARCKS LOC100126784 MEST LOC100126784 METTL9 MAP1B MPZL1 MFGE8 MARCKSL1LRPAP1 MIDI LOC100506190 MITF MATN2 MYC MFI2 MDH2 LY6E MRPL15 LOXL4MLANA MDK MYO5A MIA MEST LYRM9 MRPL37 LRPAP1 MLPH METTL7B NAP1L1 MPZMKI67IP MATN2 MRPS12 LY6E MRPL24 MFGE8 NAPRT1 MT2A MPZL1 MFGE8 NACALYRM9 MRPL44 MFI2 NCL MTRNR2L1 MRPL15 MIA NCL MATN2 MXI1 MIA NID1MTRNR2L10 NACA MMP14 NDUFB9 MCAM MYC MPZ NOA1 MTRNR2L2 NAP1L1 MPZ NME1MFGE8 MYO10 MRPS6 NPIPL3 MTRNR2L3 NFYA MT2A NME2 MIA MYO5A MT2A NPM1MTRNR2L5 NHP2 MTRNR2L1 NOLC1 MMP14 NAPRT1 MTRNR2L6 P2RX7 MTRNR2L6 NME1MTRNR2L10 NONO MPZ NCL NDRG1 PABPC1 MTRNR2L7 NME2 MTRNR2L2 NPM1 MT2ANDUFS2 NNMT PAICS MTRNR2L8 NOLC1 MTRNR2L3 NREP MTRNR2L1 OAT OCIAD2 PAX3NDRG1 NONO MTRNR2L4 PABPC1 MTRNR2L10 P2RX7 PAGE2 PEX19 NDUFB2 NPM1MTRNR2L5 PAICS MTRNR2L2 PABPC1 PAGE2B PI4KB NNMT NREP MTRNR2L6 PFN1MTRNR2L3 PAICS PAGE5 PIR NPC1 PABPC1 MTRNR2L7 PHB2 MTRNR2L4 PAX3 PDK4PLP1 NSG1 PAICS MTRNR2L8 POLD2 MTRNR2L5 PHACTR1 PERP PLTP OCIAD2 PAN3MYO1D POLR1D MTRNR2L6 PI4KB PLEKHB1 POLR1D PAGE5 PFN1 NDUFAF3 POLR2EMTRNR2L7 PIR PRR4 PRRC2C PERP PHB2 NPC1 PPIA MTRNR2L8 PLP1 PSMB1 RAB38PKM PLEKHJ1 NPC2 PTMA MYO1D PLTP RAB34 RAP1GAP PROS1 POLR1D NSG1 PTP4A3NPC1 PMEL RDH5 RPL10 PRSS23 POLR2E PAGE5 PUF60 NPC2 POLD2 S100A16 RPL10ARDH5 PPA1 PDE4DIP RAN NSG1 PSMB4 S100A6 RPL11 S100A1 PPIA PERP RPL10PERP PTTG1IP SAA1 RPL12 S100A13 PRMT1 PKM RPL10A PROS1 PYCARD SEMA3BRPL13 S100A16 PTMA PROS1 RPL11 PRSS23 RAB32 SEPPI RPL13A S100A6 PTP4A3PRSS23 RPL12 PSAP RAB38 SERPINA1 RPL13AP5 SDC3 RBMX PSAP RPL13 QPCTRAP1GAP SERPINA3 RPL14 SEC11C RNF2 RDH5 RPL13A RDH5 RAP2B SERPINE2 RPL15SERPINA1 RPL10 ROPN1 RPL13AP5 S100A1 RPL10 SERPINI1 RPL17 SERPINA3RPL10A S100A1 RPL14 S100A13 RPL10A SFRP1 RPL18 SERPINE2 RPL11 S100A13RPL15 S100A6 RPL11 SGCE RPL18A SGCE RPL12 S100A6 RPL17 S100B RPL12SLC26A2 RPL21 SLC26A2 RPL13 S100B RPL18 SAT1 RPL13 SLC39A14 RPL22SLC39A14 RPL13A SAT1 RPL18A SCARB2 RPL13A SLC5A3 RPL26 SLC5A3 RPL13AP5SCARB2 RPL19 SCCPDH RPL13AP5 SNX9 RPL27A SNX9 RPL14 SCCPDH RPL21 SDC3RPL14 SPON2 RPL28 SPON2 RPL15 SDC3 RPL21P28 SEMA3B RPL17 SPP1 RPL29 SPP1RPL17 SEC11C RPL22 SERPINA1 RPL18 SSBP1 RPL3 SVIP RPL18 SEMA3B RPL26SERPINA3 RPL18A SSBP2 RPL30 TAPBPL RPL18A SERPINA1 RPL27 SERPINE2 RPL28TCN1 RPL31 TCN1 RPL19 SERPINA3 RPL27A SGCE RPL29 THBD RPL32 THBD RPL21SERPINE2 RPL28 SGK1 RPL3 TIMP1 RPL35 TIMP1 RPL21P28 SGK1 RPL29 SHC4RPL35 TJP1 RPL36 TJP1 RPL22 SHC4 RPL3 SLC26A2 RPL5 TM4SF1 RPL36A TM4SF1RPL23 SLC26A2 RPL30 SLC5A3 RPL7A TMBIM4 RPL37 TNFRSF12A RPL23A SLC5A3RPL31 SNX9 RPL8 TMX4 RPL37A TNFSF4 RPL26 SLC7A8 RPL32 SPON2 RPLP0 TNFSF4RPL39 TPP1 RPL27 SNX9 RPL35 SPP1 RPS10 TRIML2 RPL4 TRIML2 RPL27A SPON2RPL36 THBD RPS11 TSC22D3 RPL5 TSC22D3 RPL28 SPP1 RPL36A TIMP1 RPS16TSPAN13 RPL6 UBC RPL29 SQSTM1 RPL37 TIMP2 RPS18 TXNIP RPL7 WBP2 RPL3SYNE2 RPL37A TIMP3 RPS19 UBC RPL7A WEE1 RPL30 THBD RPL39 TM4SF1 RPS24WSB1 RPL8 XAGE1A RPL31 TIMP1 RPL4 TMEM255A RPS3 XAGE1A RPL9 XAGE1B RPL32TIMP2 RPL41 TMX4 RPS3A XAGE1B RPLP0 XAGE1C RPL34 TIMP3 RPL5 TNFSF4 RPS5XAGE1C RPLP1 XAGE1D RPL35 TM4SF1 RPL6 TPP1 RPS7 XAGE1D RPLP2 XAGE1ERPL35A TMED10 RPL7 TRIML2 RPS8 XAGE1E RPS10 RPL36 TMEM255A RPL7A TSC22D3RPS9 ZBTB20 RPS11 RPL36A TMEM59 RPL8 TXNIP RPSA ZMYND8 RPS15 RPL37 TMX4RPL9 TYR RUVBL2 RPS15A RPL37A TNFSF4 RPLP0 UBC SAMM50 RPS16 RPL38 TPP1RPLP1 ZBTB20 SCARB1 RPS17 RPL39 TRIML2 RPLP2 ZBTB38 SCD RPS17L RPL4TSC22D3 RPS10 SCIN RPS18 RPL41 TXNIP RPS11 SDCBP RPS19 RPL5 TYR RPS12SEMA6A RPS20 RPL6 UBC RPS13 SLC19A1 RPS23 RPL7 WBP2 RPS14 SLC25A5 RPS24RPL7A ZBTB38 RPS15 SLC25A6 RPS25 RPL8 RPS15A SLC45A2 RPS27 RPL9 RPS16SLC7A5P1 RPS27A RPLP0 RPS17 SNAI2 RPS28 RPLP1 RPS17L SNHG16 RPS3 RPLP2RPS18 SOAT1 RPS3A RPS10 RPS19 ST3GAL4 RPS4X RPS11 RPS2 STXBP1 RPS5 RPS12RPS20 TBC1D16 RPS6 RPS13 RPS21 TDRD3 RPS7 RPS14 RPS23 TFAP2A RPS8 RPS15RPS24 TIMM50 RPS9 RPS15A RPS25 TNFRSF14 RPSA RPS16 RPS27 TPCN2 RSL1D1RPS17 RPS27A TRAK2 SAE1 RPS17L RPS28 TRIB2 SCD RPS18 RPS3 TRIM63 SDCBPRPS19 RPS3A TRPM1 SERBP1 RPS2 RPS4X TTC39A SERPINF1 RPS20 RPS5 TTYH2 SETRPS21 RPS6 TTYH3 SLC19A1 RPS23 RPS7 TUBB4A SLC25A5 RPS24 RPS8 TXLNASLC25A6 RPS25 RPS9 TYRP1 SNAI2 RPS27 RPSA UBL3 SNHG16 RPS27A RRS1 UGCGSNHG6 RPS28 RSL1D1 UQCRFS1 SOX4 RPS3 RUVBL2 VAT1 SSR2 RPS3A SAE1 VIMTFAP2A RPS4X SERBP1 WDFY1 TIMM13 RPS5 SERPINF1 TIMM50 RPS6 SET TMEM204RPS7 SHMT2 TNFRSF14 RPS8 SLC19A1 TOMM20 RPS9 SLC25A6 TOP1MT RPSA SMARCA4TPCN2 RQCD1 SMIM15 TPT1 RRP15 SNAI2 TRIB2 RSL1D1 SNHG6 TRPM1 RUVBL2SNRPB TUBB4A SAE1 SNRPD1 TYRP1 SERBP1 SNRPD2 UBA52 SERPINF1 SNRPEUQCRFS1 SET SOX4 WDFY1 SHMT2 SSR2 XIST SLC25A6 STOML2 ZEB2 SMARCA4 STRAPZFAS1 SMIM15 TIMM13 SNAI2 TIMM44 SNHG15 TIMM50 SNHG6 TOMM22 SNRPD1TOP1MT SNRPD2 TP53 SNRPE TPI1 SOX4 TPM2 SSB TRIM28 SSR2 TUBB STOML2TYRP1 STRAP UBA52 TIMM13 UHRF1 TIMM44 UQCRFS1 TOMM20 UQCRH TOP1MT ZFAS1TP53 ZNF146 TRIM28 TUBB TUFM TYRP1 UBA2 UBA52 UCK2 UQCRH USP22 VDAC2XIST YWHAE ZFAS1 ZNF146

TABLE 27C T cell exclusion and post-treatment signatures identified inmacrophages Macrophages in cold tumors Post-treatment macrophagesUp-regulated Down-regulated Up-regulated Down-regulated ADAM8 AKR1A1CSTB ADORA3 ALDOA ALDH1A1 HLA-DQA1 ASPH ANGPTL4 APOC1 HSD11B1 C3AR1C19orf59 APOE HSP90AA1 CD200R1 CD300E APOL3 IL18BP CD28 CD55 AXL LGALS2CD99 CD82 B2M NR1H3 COMT CDA C1orf54 PPA1 CREM CYTIP C1QA SLAMF7 CRTAPDDIT4 C1QB TMSB4X DDOST DUSP6 C1QC UBD EGFL7 EIF1 C2 EIF1AY EMP3 CD38FCGR2A ENO2 CD4 FCGRT FLNA CD74 GATM FXYD5 CIITA GNG2 GAPDH CLIC2 GSTT1GPI CMKLR1 GYPC IL8 CTSC HIST1H1E LGALS1 CXCL9 HPGDS LSP1 EBI3 IFI44MTHFS ENPP2 LRP1 MYADM EPB41L2 MEF2C MYO1G FAM26F MS4A4A PGAM1 FGD2MS4A7 S100A10 GBP4 MTSS1 S100A12 GIMAP5 NAIP S100A4 GM2A NQO2 S100A6HAPLN3 OLFML3 S100A8 HLA-DMA PMP22 S100A9 HLA-DMB PRDX2 SLC11A1 HLA-DOARNASE1 STK10 HLA-DPA1 RPS4Y1 STK17B HLA-DPB1 SEPPI TREM1 HLA-DPB2SLC18B1 VCAN HLA-DQA1 SLC40A1 VIM HLA-DQB1 SPP1 HLA-DQB2 STAB1 HLA-DRATGFBI HLA-DRB1 TMEM106C HLA-DRB5 TMEM9 LGALS3BP TPD52L2 LILRB4 ULK3MS4A6A NAGK NR1H3 P2RY12 P2RY6 PDCD1LG2 PLA2G2D PLEKHO1 PPA1 PRDX1 PSME2RARRES3 SDC3 SERPING1 SLAMF7 SLAMF8 TIFAB TMSB4X TRAFD1 UBD VOPP1

TABLE 28 Differentially expressed gene sets in the malignant cells frompost-treatment vs. untreated tumors; related to FIG. 63. t-test p-value(−log10(|P|), positive = higher post- treatment, negative = N = N ·lower in No. of qc = post-treatment) genes No. mixed in the of t-testeffects gene used N/N · Gene set p-value p-value set genes qcGO_RESPONSE_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_STRESS −36.5 −4.05 233 147 0.63GO_CELLULAR_COPPER_ION_HOMEOSTASIS −44.3 −4.04 13 9 0.69GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_ZINC_ION −215.8 −4 16 7 0.44ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_MEMBRANE −42.6 −3.93 85 55 0.65GO_REGULATION_OF_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_APOPTOTIC_PROCESS −52.4 −3.79 42 140.33 METALLOTHIONEINS −208.1 −3.72 13 6 0.46GO_INTRAMOLECULAR_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_TRANSPOSING_(—) −40.5 −3.64 2214 0.64 S_S_BONDS NUCLEAR_ENVELOPE_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_NETWORK −38.4−3.59 94 62 0.66 GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_VITAMIN_D −78.7 −3.56 14 4 0.29KEGG_SNARE_INTERACTIONS_IN_VESICULAR_TRANSPORT −17.6 −3.43 38 23 0.61ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_PART −44.4 −3.43 97 65 0.67GO_COPPER_ION_HOMEOSTASIS −38.1 −3.38 16 12 0.75KEGG_ECM_RECEPTOR_INTERACTION −163.9 −3.35 84 35 0.42GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_GOLGI_INTERMEDIATE_COMPARTMENT −40.3 −3.3 10564 0.61 GO_BLOOD_VESSEL_MORPHOGENESIS −153.3 −3.3 364 117 0.32GO_PLATELET_DERIVED_GROWTH_FACTOR_RECEPTOR_BINDING −62.3 −3.24 15 5 0.33GO_ANGIOGENESIS −148.4 −3.23 293 102 0.35 GO_RESPONSE_TO_ZINC_ION −76.2−3.22 55 21 0.38 PID_INTEGRIN_CS_PATHWAY −172.6 −3.19 26 9 0.35GOLGI_MEMBRANE −53.1 −3.13 45 26 0.58GO_TRANSITION_METAL_ION_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORTER_(—) −61.3 −3.12 39 190.49 ACTIVITY POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_PROLIFERATION −31.5 −3.11 14948 0.32 GO_MUSCLE_CELL_MIGRATION −164.4 −3.11 18 10 0.56NUCLEAR_ORPHAN_RECEPTOR −83.4 −3.09 3 2 0.67GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_(—) −75.4 −3.08 17 11 0.65SIGNALING_PATHWAY_VIA_DEATH_DOMAIN_RECEPTORSGO_PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY_FOR_OTHER_SUBSTITUTED_(—) −32.3 −3.07 1911 0.58 PHOSPHATE_GROUPS ST_INTERLEUKIN_13_PATHWAY −2.4 −3.03 7 2 0.29WOUND_HEALING −148.0 −3.02 54 13 0.24 C/EBP −38.9 −3 10 3 0.3GO_INSULIN_LIKE_GROWTH_FACTOR_BINDING −62.7 −2.98 25 11 0.44MUSCLE_DEVELOPMENT −122.5 −2.98 93 29 0.31GO_PLATELET_ALPHA_GRANULE_MEMBRANE −105.0 −2.96 13 7 0.54GO_MANNOSIDASE_ACTIVITY −28.5 −2.95 15 5 0.33GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ADHERENS_JUNCTION_(—) −61.4 −2.95 21 9 0.43ORGANIZATION GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_(—) −70.5 −2.9535 8 0.23 APOPTOTIC_PROCESS ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM −50.0 −2.94 294 1800.61 CELL_FATE_COMMITMENT −72.6 −2.94 13 3 0.23GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_GOLGI_INTERMEDIATE_(—) −65.4 −2.93 63 38 0.6COMPARTMENT_MEMBRANE GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_8_PRODUCTION−126.6 −2.93 15 5 0.33 PID_TNF_PATHWAY −73.0 −2.92 46 22 0.48GO_RECEPTOR_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY −93.0 −2.92 45 10 0.22GO_EXTRACELLULAR_STRUCTURE_ORGANIZATION −107.3 −2.92 304 111 0.37ER_GOLGI_INTERMEDIATE_COMPARTMENT −12.4 −2.91 24 20 0.83GO_RESPONSE_TO_CADMIUM_ION −124.5 −2.9 40 25 0.62GO_HEPARAN_SULFATE_PROTEOGLYCAN_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −32.0 −2.89 23 80.35 GO_AXON_REGENERATION −144.4 −2.88 24 9 0.38 ENDOMEMBRANE_SYSTEM−22.0 −2.87 220 137 0.62 HALLMARK_IL6_JAK_STAT3_SIGNALING −170.2 −2.8787 40 0.46 GO_HEPARAN_SULFATE_PROTEOGLYCAN_METABOLIC_PROCESS −30.7 −2.8628 8 0.29 GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_JUNCTION_ASSEMBLY −88.3 −2.8524 11 0.46 GO_VASCULATURE_DEVELOPMENT −143.8 −2.84 469 153 0.33CELLULAR_CATION_HOMEOSTASIS −96.8 −2.83 106 32 0.3GO_CELL_SUBSTRATE_JUNCTION_ASSEMBLY −79.6 −2.82 41 19 0.46PID_FRA_PATHWAY −55.9 −2.81 37 17 0.46GO_REGULATION_OF_ADHERENS_JUNCTION_ORGANIZATION −63.4 −2.81 50 22 0.44GO_CELL_ADHESION_MEDIATED_BY_INTEGRIN −81.8 −2.81 12 8 0.67GO_SARCOLEMMA −216.6 −2.81 125 37 0.3GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_(—) −38.2 −2.8 27 7 0.26APOPTOTIC_PROCESS GO_CORECEPTOR_ACTIVITY −68.2 −2.79 38 11 0.29GO_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_8_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −12.9 −2.78 12 30.25 REACTOME_EXTRINSIC_PATHWAY_FOR_APOPTOSIS −55.4 −2.78 13 8 0.62HALLMARK_HYPOXIA −112.2 −2.78 200 116 0.58GO_ER_NUCLEUS_SIGNALING_PATHWAY −28.3 −2.75 34 25 0.74HOMOPHILIC_CELL_ADHESION −55.0 −2.74 16 4 0.25 GO_SNAP_RECEPTOR_ACTIVITY−20.2 −2.73 38 22 0.58 HALLMARK_EPITHELIAL_MESENCHYMAL_TRANSITION −128.6−2.73 200 110 0.55 GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_CADMIUM_ION −155.1 −2.73 15 90.6 GO_BASAL_LAMINA −27.9 −2.72 21 6 0.29 CELL_CELL_ADHESION −40.3 −2.7286 19 0.22 POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MULTICELLULAR_ORGANISMAL_(—) −45.5−2.71 66 18 0.27 PROCESS FIBROBLAST −73.9 −2.71 6 3 0.5GO_ATPASE_COMPLEX −80.5 −2.7 24 7 0.29GO_INTRINSIC_COMPONENT_OF_EXTERNAL_SIDE_OF_PLASMA_(—) −68.1 −2.69 27 70.26 MEMBRANE PID_INTEGRIN3_PATHWAY −78.1 −2.68 43 22 0.51CATION_HOMEOSTASIS −93.1 −2.68 109 32 0.29 GO_CELL_SUBSTRATE_ADHESION−162.0 −2.68 164 58 0.35GO_INTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAY_IN_RESPONSE_(—) −37.6 −2.67 3218 0.56 TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_STRESSGO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_MATRIX_ADHESION −57.1 −2.66 40 15 0.38GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GLYCOPROTEIN_METABOLIC_(—) −60.2 −2.66 15 100.67 PROCESS GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TYPE_2_IMMUNE_RESPONSE −162.5−2.66 11 4 0.36 REACTOME_ACTIVATION_OF_CHAPERONES_BY_ATF6_ALPHA −22.9−2.64 13 8 0.62 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_RECOMBINATION −13.6 −2.6316 8 0.5 GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_TOPOLOGICALLY_INCORRECT_(—) −22.7 −2.63122 81 0.66 PROTEIN GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_CALCIUM_ION −69.5 −2.63 4918 0.37 GO_SECRETORY_GRANULE_MEMBRANE −133.4 −2.63 78 28 0.36GOLGI_VESICLE_TRANSPORT −13.7 −2.62 48 37 0.77REACTOME_DIABETES_PATHWAYS −20.3 −2.62 133 80 0.6GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GLYCOPROTEIN_BIOSYNTHETIC_(—) −24.0 −2.61 12 90.75 PROCESS CAHOY_ASTROGLIAL −197.1 −2.61 100 37 0.37GO_HEMIDESMOSOME_ASSEMBLY −95.2 −2.6 12 5 0.42 GO_FIBRINOLYSIS −98.5−2.6 21 6 0.29 GO_PROTEIN_COMPLEX_INVOLVED_IN_CELL_ADHESION −171.7 −2.630 10 0.33 ST_IL_13_PATHWAY −1.6 −2.59 7 2 0.29POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_MODIFICATION_PROCESS −37.4 −2.58 29 90.31 HALLMARK_UV_RESPONSE_UP −67.1 −2.57 158 93 0.59 CELL_MIGRATION−87.0 −2.57 96 34 0.35ATPASE_ACTIVITY_COUPLED_TO_TRANSMEMBRANE_MOVEMENT_(—) −130.2 −2.57 20 50.25 OF_IONS_PHOSPHORYLATIVE_MECHANISM GO_INTEGRIN_BINDING −95.0 −2.56105 48 0.46 HALLMARK_TNFA_SIGNALING_VIA_NFKB −154.1 −2.56 200 108 0.54GO_PLATELET_ALPHA_GRANULE −164.1 −2.56 75 35 0.47 PID_INTEGRIN1_PATHWAY−89.7 −2.55 66 34 0.52 GO_CATION_TRANSPORTING_ATPASE_COMPLEX −119.7−2.55 16 4 0.25 PROTEIN_AMINO_ACID_LIPIDATION −35.6 −2.54 24 19 0.79GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_LIPID_STORAGE −92.0 −2.54 17 6 0.35GO_BASEMENT_MEMBRANE_ORGANIZATION −26.2 −2.53 11 7 0.64POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CYTOKINE_PRODUCTION −41.7 −2.53 15 5 0.33BIOCARTA_SODD_PATHWAY −37.4 −2.52 10 8 0.8GO_PERK_MEDIATED_UNFOLDED_PROTEIN_RESPONSE −39.2 −2.52 12 10 0.83PHOSPHOLIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS −44.8 −2.52 74 42 0.57 Targets of NFAT_Q6−53.2 −2.52 246 80 0.33 BIOCARTA_STRESS_PATHWAY −71.8 −2.52 25 10 0.4CYTOPLASM_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS −68.0 −2.51 15 7 0.47 Targets ofFREAC3_01 −23.3 −2.5 251 65 0.26 GO_COLLAGEN_BINDING −84.5 −2.5 65 270.42 PID_INTEGRIN4_PATHWAY −35.8 −2.49 11 4 0.36 CELL_SURFACE −42.6−2.49 79 27 0.34 GO_PHOSPHATE_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −14.3−2.48 30 16 0.53 NAIVE_VS_ACTIVATED_CD8_TCELL_DN −38.5 −2.48 200 81 0.4MEMBRANE_LIPID_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −20.4 −2.47 49 29 0.59GO_GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPID_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −28.0 −2.47 13 7 0.54GO_INTERSTITIAL_MATRIX −82.0 −2.47 14 3 0.21GO_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_(—) −103.8 −2.47 55 320.58 PATHWAY_VIA_DEATH_DOMAIN_RECEPTORS INORGANIC_ANION_TRANSPORT −151.9−2.47 18 4 0.22 REACTOME_CLASS_B_2_SECRETIN_FAMILY_RECEPTORS −62.6 −2.4688 19 0.22 GO_DECIDUALIZATION −99.4 −2.46 21 7 0.33GO_MULTI_MULTICELLULAR_ORGANISM_PROCESS −129.0 −2.46 213 62 0.29NABA_BASEMENT_MEMBRANES −19.2 −2.45 40 12 0.3GO_PROTEINACEOUS_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX −60.9 −2.45 356 86 0.24GO_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX −121.2 −2.45 426 116 0.27GO_INTEGRIN_MEDIATED_SIGNALING_PATHWAY −129.1 −2.45 82 36 0.44 SECRETION−34.2 −2.44 178 68 0.38 GO_CARBOHYDRATE_DERIVATIVE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS−62.7 −2.44 174 76 0.44 HALLMARK_APOPTOSIS −184.4 −2.44 161 111 0.69LIPOPROTEIN_METABOLIC_PROCESS −34.8 −2.43 33 21 0.64LIPOPROTEIN_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −36.5 −2.43 26 19 0.73GO_BASEMENT_MEMBRANE −54.6 −2.43 93 32 0.34REACTOME_UNFOLDED_PROTEIN_RESPONSE −13.9 −2.42 80 58 0.72GO_LIPOPROTEIN_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −63.0 −2.42 85 40 0.47GO_HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_GLYCOSYL_BONDS −65.4 −2.42 122 44 0.36GO_REGULATION_OF_VIRAL_ENTRY_INTO_HOST_CELL −72.1 −2.42 28 12 0.43BIOCARTA_IL1R_PATHWAY −72.2 −2.41 33 12 0.36HALLMARK_IL2_STAT5_SIGNALING −199.1 −2.41 200 91 0.46GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SMALL_GTPASE_MEDIATED_(—) −72.3 −2.4 40 140.35 SIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION GO_GROWTH_FACTOR_BINDING −107.5 −2.39 123 460.37 GO_METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE_INHIBITOR_ACTIVITY −118.8 −2.39 14 5 0.36TTAYRTAA_Targets of E4BP4_01 −133.2 −2.39 265 74 0.28GO_REGULATION_OF_T_HELPER_2_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION −200.2 −2.39 11 3 0.27CELL_ACTIVATION −24.5 −2.38 77 17 0.22 GO_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX_COMPONENT−46.2 −2.38 125 47 0.38 GO_RESPONSE_TO_AXON_INJURY −138.0 −2.38 48 190.4 GO_FORMATION_OF_PRIMARY_GERM_LAYER −93.4 −2.37 110 33 0.3HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_ACID_ANHYDRIDES- −126.7 −2.37 39 14 0.36CATALYZING_TRANSMEMBRANE_MOVEMENT_OF_SUBSTANCESGO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_PROSTAGLANDIN_STIMULUS −41.8 −2.36 24 10 0.42GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_MULTICELLULAR_ORGANISMAL_(—) −55.1 −2.36 12 60.5 METABOLIC_PROCESS GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GROWTH −96.4 −2.36 23685 0.36 GO_REGULATION_OF_ERK1_AND_ERK2_CASCADE −121.1 −2.36 238 74 0.31GO_CELL_MATRIX_ADHESION −156.5 −2.36 119 42 0.35 PID_P38_MKK3_6PATHWAY−11.8 −2.35 26 9 0.35 GO_ACROSOMAL_MEMBRANE −98.5 −2.35 22 8 0.36BLOOD_COAGULATION −133.9 −2.35 43 12 0.28GO_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_2_PRODUCTION −134.5 −2.35 48 19 0.4GO_IRE1_MEDIATED_UNFOLDED_PROTEIN_RESPONSE −17.4 −2.34 56 44 0.79GO_PROTEIN_HETEROOLIGOMERIZATION −31.5 −2.34 113 44 0.39GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SODIUM_ION_TRANSPORT −110.1 −2.34 11 4 0.36MEMBRANE_FUSION −27.6 −2.33 28 15 0.54KEGG_GLYCOSPHINGOLIPID_BIOSYNTHESIS_GANGLIO_SERIES −46.3 −2.33 15 6 0.4GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_SUBSTRATE_ADHESION −62.1 −2.33 173 67 0.39GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_GLYCOSYLATION −18.5 −2.32 14 5 0.36GO_PLASMA_MEMBRANE_FUSION −40.8 −2.32 26 8 0.31 GO_COMPACT_MYELIN −55.0−2.31 15 8 0.53 Targets of CDPCR1_01 −74.8 −2.31 130 33 0.25AMINO_ACID_DERIVATIVE_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −10.4 −2.3 10 4 0.4KEGG_GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN_BIOSYNTHESIS_CHONDROITIN_SULFATE −61.3 −2.3 22 60.27 GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_MATRIX_ADHESION −63.6 −2.3 90 34 0.38GO_ANTIMICROBIAL_HUMORAL_RESPONSE −81.3 −2.3 52 14 0.27GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_KINASE_B_SIGNALING −47.7 −2.29 36 160.44 GO_RESPONSE_TO_OXYGEN_LEVELS −69.2 −2.29 311 127 0.41GO_RESPONSE_TO_TRANSITION_METAL_NANOPARTICLE −89.8 −2.29 148 63 0.43GO_FIBRONECTIN_BINDING −106.4 −2.29 28 16 0.57GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_2_PRODUCTION −147.4 −2.29 31 120.39 GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_LUMEN −32.2 −2.28 201 84 0.42GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_(—) −52.9 −2.28 53 35 0.66SIGNALING_PATHWAY GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_OXYGEN_LEVELS −58.7 −2.28 14355 0.38 REACTOME_INTEGRIN_CELL_SURFACE_INTERACTIONS −89.7 −2.28 79 370.47 EXTRACELLULAR_REGION_PART −125.7 −2.28 338 88 0.26GO_SECRETORY_GRANULE_LUMEN −157.3 −2.28 85 31 0.36 GO_SNARE_COMPLEX−17.4 −2.27 53 28 0.53 KEGG_GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN_DEGRADATION −47.0 −2.27 219 0.43 ATPASE_ACTIVITY_COUPLED_TO_TRANSMEMBRANE_MOVEMENT_(—) −133.4−2.27 24 9 0.38 OF_IONS GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_COAGULATION −196.2−2.27 48 13 0.27 REACTOME_TRANSPORT_OF_VITAMINS_NUCLEOSIDES_AND_(—)−10.1 −2.26 31 9 0.29 RELATED_MOLECULES GO_IRON_ION_BINDING −18.2 −2.26163 42 0.26 GO_ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY −39.0 −2.26 49 190.39 GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_RECEPTOR_MEDIATED_ENDOCYTOSIS −75.5 −2.2647 13 0.28 HALLMARK_UV_RESPONSE_DN −95.4 −2.26 144 64 0.44GO_CELL_ADHESION_MOLECULE_BINDING −113.3 −2.26 186 74 0.4REACTOME_CELL_SURFACE_INTERACTIONS_AT_THE_VASCULAR_WALL −148.4 −2.26 9138 0.42 GO_UBIQUITIN_UBIQUITIN_LIGASE_ACTIVITY −10.5 −2.25 13 7 0.54GO_N_GLYCAN_PROCESSING −37.7 −2.25 20 5 0.25GO_BRANCH_ELONGATION_OF_AN_EPITHELIUM −38.5 −2.25 17 4 0.24REACTOME_TRANSPORT_OF_GLUCOSE_AND_OTHER_SUGARS_BILE_(—) −70.9 −2.25 8918 0.2 SALTS_AND_ ORGANIC_ACIDS_METAL_IONS_AND_AMINE_COMPOUNDSGO_BASAL_PLASMA_MEMBRANE −102.3 −2.25 33 9 0.27GO_PLATELET_DEGRANULATION −156.8 −2.25 107 51 0.48 PDZ_DOMAIN_BINDING−29.5 −2.24 14 4 0.29 BIOCARTA_GATA3_PATHWAY −52.3 −2.24 16 4 0.25GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_SUBSTRATE_ADHESION −81.8 −2.24 53 25 0.47AMINE_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −12.3 −2.23 15 7 0.47GO_REGULATION_OF_RECEPTOR_ACTIVITY −13.6 −2.23 117 30 0.26GO_PYRIMIDINE_NUCLEOSIDE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −79.6 −2.23 21 8 0.38GO_CIRCULATORY_SYSTEM_DEVELOPMENT −132.2 −2.23 788 233 0.3GO_MATURE_B_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION −21.5 −2.22 17 7 0.41GO_OLIGOSACCHARIDE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −24.1 −2.22 12 7 0.58GO_RESPONSE_TO_PROSTAGLANDIN −38.5 −2.22 34 11 0.32GO_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_THE_CH_NH2_(—) −60.9 −2.22 15 50.33 GROUP_OF_DONORS_OXYGEN_AS_ACCEPTOR ST_TUMOR_NECROSIS_FACTOR_PATHWAY−96.7 −2.22 29 17 0.59 GO_REGULATION_OF_INTERLEUKIN_8_SECRETION −101.5−2.22 19 8 0.42 GO_REGULATION_OF_MEMBRANE_PROTEIN_ECTODOMAIN_(—) −157.9−2.22 21 9 0.43 PROTEOLYSIS ER_TO_GOLGI_VESICLE_MEDIATED_TRANSPORT −4.8−2.21 18 15 0.83 PID_TCR_JNK_PATHWAY −26.5 −2.21 14 6 0.43REACTOME_IL1_SIGNALING −34.9 −2.21 39 16 0.41GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_IMMUNOGLOBULIN_SECRETION −97.2 −2.21 11 4 0.36PID_AP1_PATHWAY −129.8 −2.2 70 31 0.44 Targets of LMO2COM_01 −20.1 −2.19264 72 0.27 GO_RESPONSE_TO_STARVATION −41.8 −2.19 154 70 0.45GO_MEMBRANE_RAFT_ORGANIZATION −114.2 −2.19 17 12 0.71 COAGULATION −131.3−2.19 44 12 0.27 GO_SULFATE_TRANSPORT −73.2 −2.18 14 3 0.21 Targets ofSTAT5A_02 −73.8 −2.18 141 42 0.3 GO_SECRETORY_GRANULE −145.5 −2.18 352114 0.32 GO_REGULATION_OF_COAGULATION −149.1 −2.18 88 26 0.3GO_CELL_SURFACE −169.9 −2.18 757 217 0.29GO_NUCLEOTIDE_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORT −6.9 −2.17 12 7 0.58PROTEIN_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −7.7 −2.17 14 7 0.5ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_LUMEN −16.1 −2.17 14 12 0.86GO_REGULATION_OF_PEPTIDYL_SERINE_PHOSPHORYLATION −34.4 −2.17 118 37 0.31LIPID_RAFT −83.2 −2.17 29 16 0.55GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_EXTERNAL_STIMULUS −74.8 −2.16 264 114 0.43GO_REGULATION_OF_EXTRINSIC_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_(—) −97.6 −2.16 153 770.5 PATHWAY GO_RESPONSE_TO_DRUG −144.6 −2.16 431 159 0.37GO_REGULATION_OF_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX_DISASSEMBLY −147.7 −2.16 14 4 0.29REACTOME_ACTIVATION_OF_CHAPERONE_GENES_BY_XBP1S −15.4 −2.15 46 35 0.76GO_DENDRITE_MORPHOGENESIS −17.1 −2.15 42 12 0.29GO_MATURE_B_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION_INVOLVED_IN_IMMUNE_(—) −27.9 −2.15 13 60.46 RESPONSE GO_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_MECHANICAL_STIMULUS −133.1 −2.1580 32 0.4 GO_HETEROTYPIC_CELL_CELL_ADHESION −138.7 −2.15 27 9 0.33BIOCARTA_LYM_PATHWAY −59.0 −2.14 11 7 0.64 HINATA_NFKB_MATRIX −78.2−2.14 10 7 0.7 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_RHO_PROTEIN_SIGNAL_(—) −83.8−2.14 14 8 0.57 TRANSDUCTION GO_TELOMERE_LOCALIZATION −8.5 −2.13 11 40.36 INTRINSIC_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_MEMBRANE −11.4 −2.13 24 14 0.58CELLULAR_HOMEOSTASIS −62.0 −2.13 147 45 0.31GO_CELL_MIGRATION_INVOLVED_IN_SPROUTING_(—) −87.1 −2.13 15 4 0.27ANGIOGENESIS GO_GASTRULATION −36.6 −2.12 155 46 0.3 PID_IL1_PATHWAY−68.3 −2.12 34 15 0.44 GO_ENDOPEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY −81.6 −2.12 448 135 0.3INTEGRAL_TO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_MEMBRANE −9.6 −2.11 24 14 0.58REACTOME_ACTIVATION_OF_CHAPERONE_GENES_BY_(—) −16.4 −2.11 11 7 0.64ATF6_ALPHA GO_ZINC_II_ION_TRANSPORT −38.1 −2.11 26 13 0.5RYAAAKNNNNNNTTGW_UNKNOWN −51.3 −2.11 84 22 0.26 GGARNTKYCCA_UNKNOWN−56.6 −2.11 78 24 0.31 GO_MEMBRANE_HYPERPOLARIZATION −86.7 −2.11 11 30.27 PID_INTEGRIN_A9B1_PATHWAY −88.1 −2.11 25 11 0.44GO_MEMBRANE_ASSEMBLY −113.4 −2.11 25 10 0.4GO_ALCOHOL_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −135.7 −2.11 24 5 0.21LEUKOCYTE_ACTIVATION −21.6 −2.1 69 16 0.23GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PEPTIDYL_SERINE_(—) −60.5 −2.1 88 29 0.33PHOSPHORYLATION GO_OXALATE_TRANSPORT −81.4 −2.09 12 3 0.25GO_MEMBRANE_BIOGENESIS −92.9 −2.09 30 12 0.4 GO_SECRETORY_VESICLE −133.0−2.09 461 143 0.31 REACTOME_EXTRACELLULAR_MATRIX_ORGANIZATION −29.2−2.08 87 25 0.29 Targets of ATargets of 01 −45.9 −2.08 259 109 0.42ATPASE_ACTIVITY_COUPLED_TO_MOVEMENT_OF_SUBSTANCES −130.1 −2.08 40 140.35 GO_ENDOPLASMIC_RETICULUM_CHAPERONE_COMPLEX −3.3 −2.07 11 8 0.73GO_CIS_GOLGI_NETWORK −26.0 −2.07 40 23 0.57GO_RESPONSE_TO_OXIDATIVE_STRESS −58.4 −2.07 352 165 0.47 Targets ofFOXD3_01 −77.7 −2.07 199 45 0.23HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY_HYDROLYZING_O_GLYCOSYL_COMPOUNDS −37.8 −2.06 37 130.35 Targets of CEBP_Q2_01 −52.0 −2.06 267 76 0.28GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_JUNCTION_ASSEMBLY −53.5 −2.06 68 27 0.4GO_PEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY −53.9 −2.06 663 202 0.3GO_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_APOPTOTIC_PROCESS −88.5 −2.06 59 200.34 ACTIVE_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORTER_ACTIVITY −98.3 −2.06 122 31 0.25GO_REGULATION_OF_PEPTIDASE_ACTIVITY −127.3 −2.06 392 176 0.45GO_RESPONSE_TO_FOOD −15.0 −2.05 19 5 0.26 GO_PROTEIN_DEGLYCOSYLATION−22.0 −2.05 21 13 0.62 GO_AMINOGLYCAN_CATABOLIC_PROCESS −66.4 −2.05 6827 0.4 INTEGRAL_TO_ORGANELLE_MEMBRANE −12.4 −2.04 50 27 0.54LYMPHOCYTE_ACTIVATION −16.2 −2.04 61 15 0.25 BIOCARTA_VITCB_PATHWAY−23.6 −2.04 11 6 0.55 NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_SECRETION −25.6 −2.04 13 50.38 MEMBRANE_LIPID_METABOLIC_PROCESS −61.4 −2.04 101 55 0.54GO_CELL_CELL_CONTACT_ZONE −91.7 −2.04 64 21 0.33KEGG_COMPLEMENT_AND_COAGULATION_CASCADES −112.2 −2.04 69 28 0.41GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_WOUND_HEALING −182.9 −2.04 58 13 0.22NUCLEOTIDE_KINASE_ACTIVITY −0.4 −2.03 13 5 0.38 GO_ENDODERM_FORMATION−52.7 −2.03 50 20 0.4 GO_GLYCOLIPID_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS −58.1 −2.03 6233 0.53 M1_MACROPHAGES −77.2 −2.03 54 25 0.46 RESPONSE_TO_WOUNDING−137.2 −2.03 190 58 0.31 GO_REGULATION_OF_ASTROCYTE_DIFFERENTIATION−149.9 −2.03 27 7 0.26 GO_HOST −4.3 −2.02 12 8 0.67GO_REGULATION_OF_CHOLESTEROL_HOMEOSTASIS −29.2 −2.02 11 4 0.36GO_REGULATION_OF_SODIUM_ION_TRANSMEMBRANE_TRANSPORT −67.2 −2.02 48 140.29 TIL_HCC_C9_CD4_GZMK −75.2 −2.02 10 5 0.5 SUGAR_BINDING −98.2 −2.0234 7 0.21 GO_APICAL_PLASMA_MEMBRANE −139.4 −2.02 292 74 0.25GO_REGULATION_OF_SODIUM_ION_TRANSPORT −143.0 −2.02 77 22 0.29GO_UDP_GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY −33.4 −2.01 139 38 0.27GO_OXIDOREDUCTASE_ACTIVITY_ACTING_ON_THE_CH_NH2_(—) −37.8 −2.01 19 60.32 GROUP_OF_DONORS GO_ENDODERM_DEVELOPMENT −49.7 −2.01 71 21 0.3GO_CARBOHYDRATE_BINDING −65.6 −2.01 277 72 0.26 Targets of OCT1_Q5_01−69.3 −2.01 273 64 0.23 GO_MATERNAL_PROCESS_INVOLVED_IN_FEMALE_PREGNANCY−72.7 −2.01 60 21 0.35 GO_SODIUM_POTASSIUM_EXCHANGING_ATPASE_COMPLEX−141.2 −2.01 11 3 0.27 HALLMARK_COAGULATION −166.9 −2.01 138 64 0.46SULFURIC_ESTER_HYDROLASE_ACTIVITY −49.6 −2 16 4 0.25 GO_RESPONSE_TO_UV39.8 2 126 60 0.48 FATTY_ACID_OXIDATION 17.5 2 18 12 0.67GO_PROTEIN_SUMOYLATION 74.6 2.01 115 68 0.59GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPAIR 59.9 2.01 38 17 0.45GO_CHROMOSOMAL_REGION 54.3 2.01 330 159 0.48GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DEFENSE_RESPONSE_TO_VIRUS 42.6 2.01 18 8 0.44KEGG_LIMONENE_AND_PINENE_DEGRADATION 40.9 2.01 10 7 0.7NUCLEAR_HORMONE_RECEPTOR_BINDING 39.1 2.01 28 15 0.54CELLULAR_PROTEIN_COMPLEX_DISASSEMBLY 35.6 2.01 13 7 0.54BIOCARTA_VEGF_PATHWAY 21.9 2.01 29 15 0.52 GO_FILAMENTOUS_ACTIN 8.3 2.0120 6 0.3 GO_DNA_METHYLATION_OR_DEMETHYLATION 2.5 2.01 59 22 0.37GO_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERASE_ACTIVITY 68.3 2.02 43 17 0.4GO_HORMONE_RECEPTOR_BINDING 23.8 2.02 168 73 0.43GO_REGULATION_OF_MITOCHONDRIAL_OUTER_MEMBRANE_(—) 17.7 2.02 43 23 0.53PERMEABILIZATION_INVOLVED_IN_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAYGO_DNA_HELICASE_COMPLEX 50.8 2.03 14 9 0.64 GO_VIRAL_GENOME_REPLICATION28.4 2.03 21 13 0.62 GO_REGULATION_OF_SPINDLE_ASSEMBLY 8.3 2.03 15 110.73 TAAYNRNNTCC_UNKNOWN 3.8 2.03 172 44 0.26GO_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE_VIA_TELOMERE_(—) 108.6 2.04 50 260.52 LENGTHENING BIOCARTA_EIF2_PATHWAY 19.9 2.04 11 7 0.64GO_REGULATION_OF_CHROMATIN_SILENCING 70.9 2.05 21 9 0.43 GO_MICROTUBULE70.7 2.05 405 173 0.43GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_LOCALIZATION_TO_(—) 61.0 2.05 129 530.41 NUCLEUS GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE_VIA_(—) 59.22.05 17 12 0.71 TELOMERE_LENGTHENING Targets of E2F_Q6_01 44.6 2.05 240111 0.46 PROTEIN_COMPLEX_DISASSEMBLY 33.0 2.05 14 7 0.5GO_PEROXISOME_PROLIFERATOR_ACTIVATED_RECEPTOR_BINDING 23.0 2.05 15 40.27 GO_FEMALE_MEIOTIC_DIVISION 19.4 2.05 26 10 0.38GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MRNA_PROCESSING 7.8 2.05 32 20 0.62GO_MICROTUBULE_CYTOSKELETON_ORGANIZATION 7.8 2.05 348 134 0.39 Targetsof AP4_Q6_01 21.6 2.06 255 71 0.28REACTOME_TRANSPORT_OF_MATURE_MRNA_DERIVED_FROM_AN_(—) 36.8 2.07 33 260.79 INTRONLESS_TRANSCRIPT AUXILIARY_TRANSPORT_PROTEIN_ACTIVITY 9.0 2.0726 6 0.23 GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE_VIA_(—) 97.02.08 33 14 0.42 TELOMERE_LENGTHENINGGO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CHROMOSOME_ORGANIZATION 77.3 2.08 96 49 0.51RNA_DEPENDENT_ATPASE_ACTIVITY 48.5 2.08 18 14 0.78 GO_MIRNA_BINDING 31.22.08 16 5 0.31 GO_G1_DNA_DAMAGE_CHECKPOINT 31.2 2.08 73 44 0.6GO_TELOMERE_ORGANIZATION 47.0 2.09 104 49 0.47 DNA_INTEGRITY_CHECKPOINT25.9 2.09 24 11 0.46 GO_CYTOPLASMIC_MICROTUBULE 33.9 2.1 57 27 0.47GO_UBIQUITIN_LIKE_PROTEIN_LIGASE_BINDING 27.1 2.1 264 154 0.58GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ERYTHROCYTE_DIFFERENTIATION 12.0 2.1 23 7 0.3GO_REGULATION_OF_HISTONE_H3_K9_ACETYLATION 28.0 2.11 14 4 0.29GO_DNA_BINDING_BENDING 19.1 2.11 20 6 0.3GO_MACROPHAGE_ACTIVATION_INVOLVED_IN_IMMUNE_RESPONSE 10.2 2.11 11 3 0.27NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_IMMUNE_SYSTEM_PROCESS 8.8 2.11 14 3 0.21GO_DNA_INTEGRITY_CHECKPOINT 37.4 2.12 146 72 0.49GO_REGULATION_OF_SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION 15.4 2.12 20 14 0.7GO_CHROMATIN_BINDING 78.1 2.13 435 148 0.34 GO_VIRAL_LATENCY 68.8 2.1311 9 0.82 DNA_HELICASE_ACTIVITY 52.6 2.13 25 15 0.6GO_NUCLEAR_CHROMOSOME_TELOMERIC_REGION 62.3 2.14 132 66 0.5GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_GLUCOSE_IMPORT_IN_RESPONSE_(—) 13.8 2.14 12 40.33 TO_INSULIN_STIMULUS GO_CELL_CELL_RECOGNITION 92.1 2.15 60 13 0.22GO_RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN_GRANULE 90.5 2.15 148 87 0.59CONTRACTILE_FIBER_PART 82.7 2.15 23 8 0.35 GO_MITOTIC_NUCLEAR_DIVISION44.5 2.15 361 187 0.52 GO_CELL_CYCLE_PHASE_TRANSITION 35.9 2.16 255 1270.5 Targets of OCT1_02 29.3 2.16 214 50 0.23GO_BINDING_OF_SPERM_TO_ZONA_PELLUCIDA 99.0 2.17 33 9 0.27GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_BIOSYNTHETIC_PROCESS 81.2 2.17 59 23 0.39TRANSLATION_FACTOR_ACTIVITY_NUCLEIC_ACID_BINDING 69.0 2.17 39 29 0.74REACTOME_CELL_DEATH_SIGNALLING_VIA_NRAGE_NRIF_AND_NADE 32.1 2.17 60 220.37 GO_EMBRYONIC_HEMOPOIESIS 17.2 2.17 20 6 0.3GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE 98.3 2.18 47 24 0.51GO_ADENYL_NUCLEOTIDE_BINDING 83.7 2.19 1514 548 0.36GO_DAMAGED_DNA_BINDING 66.2 2.19 63 38 0.6 GO_SPINDLE_POLE 31.4 2.19 12654 0.43 GO_CENTROSOME_CYCLE 7.5 2.19 45 18 0.4 CONTRACTILE_FIBER 88.82.2 25 8 0.32 AEROBIC_RESPIRATION 53.2 2.2 15 13 0.87RESPONSE_TO_RADIATION 39.0 2.2 60 16 0.27 PID_IL3_PATHWAY 9.7 2.2 27 100.37 GO_TRANSCRIPTION_EXPORT_COMPLEX 52.6 2.21 13 12 0.92GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_TEMPLATED_TRANSCRIPTION_(—) 47.8 2.21 2316 0.7 ELONGATION PID_INSULIN_GLUCOSE_PATHWAY 18.1 2.22 26 11 0.42GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MRNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS 17.2 2.22 45 27 0.6ZF-MIZ 11.8 2.22 7 4 0.57 GO_MRNA_3_UTR_BINDING 52.2 2.23 48 26 0.54REACTOME_PURINE_METABOLISM 48.0 2.23 33 22 0.67DNA_REPLICATION_INITIATION 9.2 2.23 16 7 0.44GO_REGULATION_OF_CHROMATIN_ORGANIZATION 70.9 2.24 152 61 0.4GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_GENE_SILENCING 42.6 2.24 19 5 0.26BIOCARTA_G1_PATHWAY 41.8 2.24 28 10 0.36 GO_CELL_CYCLE_CHECKPOINT 54.92.25 194 93 0.48 GO_PROTEIN_N_TERMINUS_BINDING 25.9 2.25 103 64 0.62GO_ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE_ACTIVITY 48.6 2.26 51 21 0.41GO_ASPARTATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS 31.4 2.26 11 5 0.45GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_RESPONSE_TO_INSULIN_(—) 17.0 2.26 236 0.26 STIMULUS GO_RESPONSE_TO_ACIDIC_PH 16.8 2.26 21 5 0.24GO_ENDOLYSOSOME_MEMBRANE 16.3 2.27 11 5 0.45 GO_MYOFILAMENT 82.7 2.28 246 0.25 GO_REGULATION_OF_SIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION_BY_P53_CLASS_(—) 54.0 2.28162 73 0.45 MEDIATOR MACROMOLECULAR_COMPLEX_DISASSEMBLY 38.2 2.28 15 80.53 PID_P73PATHWAY 18.0 2.28 79 41 0.52 GO_RIBONUCLEOTIDE_BINDING 81.22.29 1860 694 0.37 GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_ACETYLATION 48.6 2.29 64 270.42 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE_PROCESS 44.5 2.29 214 104 0.49GO_MEIOTIC_CELL_CYCLE 22.0 2.3 186 58 0.31 GO_ALDEHYDE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS17.8 2.3 13 9 0.69 M_PHASE_OF_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE 46.5 2.31 85 47 0.55PID_CMYB_PATHWAY 41.7 2.31 84 36 0.43REACTOME_DOUBLE_STRAND_BREAK_REPAIR 40.3 2.31 24 9 0.38REGULATION_OF_MITOSIS 40.4 2.32 41 20 0.49GO_CELL_CYCLE_G2_M_PHASE_TRANSITION 28.4 2.32 138 77 0.56TCCCRNNRTGC_UNKNOWN 23.5 2.32 213 111 0.52 GO_NUCLEAR_CHROMOSOME 70.82.33 523 222 0.42 GO_CHROMATIN_DNA_BINDING 69.1 2.33 80 35 0.44 Targetsof COUP_DR1_Q6 66.3 2.33 247 94 0.38 ATP_DEPENDENT_DNA_HELICASE_ACTIVITY62.6 2.33 11 8 0.73 GO_MITOTIC_DNA_INTEGRITY_CHECKPOINT 39.4 2.33 100 560.56 GO_PROTEIN_C_TERMINUS_BINDING 25.2 2.33 186 81 0.44 GO_P53_BINDING85.6 2.34 67 23 0.34 M_PHASE 45.0 2.35 114 55 0.48GO_CORONARY_VASCULATURE_DEVELOPMENT 30.3 2.35 37 9 0.24GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_DEPENDENT_DNA_REPLICATION 9.5 2.35 16 50.31 Targets of E2F1_Q4_01 60.4 2.36 228 90 0.39MICROTUBULE_CYTOSKELETON_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS 50.9 2.36 35 180.51 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_VIRAL_RELEASE_FROM_HOST_CELL 21.8 2.37 169 0.56 REACTOME_APOPTOSIS_INDUCED_DNA_FRAGMENTATION 13.7 2.37 13 8 0.62GO_CHROMOSOME 75.3 2.38 880 390 0.44 DNA_DEPENDENT_ATPASE_ACTIVITY 64.92.38 22 13 0.59 GO_NUCLEOSOMAL_DNA_BINDING 79.3 2.39 30 22 0.73GO_DNA_DOUBLE_STRAND_BREAK_PROCESSING 21.7 2.39 20 9 0.45GO_MICROTUBULE_ORGANIZING_CENTER_ORGANIZATION 15.4 2.39 84 40 0.48Targets of E2F_Q4_01 69.2 2.4 237 100 0.42 GO_ORGANELLE_ASSEMBLY 55.92.4 495 214 0.43GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_INSERTION_INTO_MITOCHONDRIAL_(—) 13.8 2.4 29 150.52 MEMBRANE_INVOLVED_IN_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAYPID_PI3KCI_AKT_PATHWAY 5.4 2.41 35 16 0.46REACTOME_DESTABILIZATION_OF_MRNA_BY_BRF1 57.4 2.42 17 13 0.76GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_CHROMATIN_MODIFICATION 52.4 2.42 85 35 0.41HISTONE_METHYLTRANSFERASE_ACTIVITY 26.7 2.42 11 4 0.36REACTOME_PLATELET_SENSITIZATION_BY_LDL 22.8 2.42 16 6 0.38PROTEIN_AMINO_ACID_ADP_RIBOSYLATION 20.9 2.42 10 3 0.3PROTEIN_PHOSPHATASE_TYPE_2A_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY 37.6 2.43 14 7 0.5CONDENSED_CHROMOSOME 47.3 2.44 34 16 0.47 GTTRYCATRR_UNKNOWN 16.7 2.44172 45 0.26 MITOCHONDRIAL_TRANSPORT 44.9 2.45 21 19 0.9REACTOME_INTEGRATION_OF_PROVIRUS 80.2 2.46 16 6 0.38GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MRNA_SPLICING_VIA_SPLICEOSOME 46.8 2.46 14 60.43 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE 36.3 2.46 199 100 0.5ST_FAS_SIGNALING_PATHWAY 29.5 2.46 65 31 0.48GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 68.6 2.47 86 31 0.36GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 64.4 2.47 55 25 0.45RRCCGTTA_UNKNOWN 36.8 2.47 87 52 0.6 GO_CHROMATIN 66.6 2.48 441 168 0.38GO_RESPONSE_TO_FUNGICIDE 17.5 2.48 11 4 0.36GO_GLOBAL_GENOME_NUCLEOTIDE_EXCISION_REPAIR 16.2 2.49 32 25 0.78GO_DNA_CATABOLIC_PROCESS 16.4 2.5 27 13 0.48GO_ATP_DEPENDENT_DNA_HELICASE_ACTIVITY 54.8 2.51 34 19 0.56 MRNA_BINDING91.0 2.52 23 17 0.74 PID_AURORA_B_PATHWAY 31.5 2.52 39 19 0.49CELL_CYCLE_PHASE 53.0 2.53 170 78 0.46 GO_AU_RICH_ELEMENT_BINDING 29.42.54 23 12 0.52 GO_REGULATION_OF_MICROTUBULE_POLYMERIZATION_OR_(—) 19.12.54 178 88 0.49 DEPOLYMERIZATION GO_SUMO_BINDING 13.8 2.54 14 5 0.36Targets of CEBPGAMMA_Q6 46.5 2.55 257 78 0.3 HMG 13.1 2.55 51 17 0.33GO_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_PHOSPHATASE_TYPE_2A_ACTIVITY 33.5 2.57 24 110.46 KEGG_BETA_ALANINE_METABOLISM 64.3 2.58 22 11 0.5GO_RNA_POLYMERASE_II_DISTAL_ENHANCER_SEQUENCE_SPECIFIC_(—) 55.6 2.59 6528 0.43 DNA_BINDING GO_PEPTIDYL_AMINO_ACID_MODIFICATION 43.8 2.59 841340 0.4 GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERASE_ACTIVITY 29.1 2.59 15 70.47 Targets of AP2REP_01 27.2 2.61 178 57 0.32GO_MITOTIC_SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION 21.8 2.61 69 32 0.46KEGG_GLYOXYLATE_AND_DICARBOXYLATE_METABOLISM 60.4 2.62 16 10 0.62GO_MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE_CHECKPOINT 53.4 2.62 139 75 0.54GO_REGULATION_OF_CELL_CYCLE_ARREST 50.4 2.62 108 52 0.48GO_REGULATION_OF_DNA_TEMPLATED_TRANSCRIPTION_ELONGATION 46.4 2.62 44 250.57 GO_RESPONSE_TO_AMMONIUM_ION 32.2 2.62 51 11 0.22GO_REGULATION_OF_THYMOCYTE_APOPTOTIC_PROCESS 49.2 2.63 12 4 0.33GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MITOCHONDRIAL_OUTER_MEMBRANE_(—) 19.5 2.63 3619 0.53 PERMEABILIZATION_INVOLVED_IN_APOPTOTIC_SIGNALING_PATHWAYGO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TELOMERE_MAINTENANCE 62.1 2.64 26 17 0.65GO_CHROMOSOME_TELOMERIC_REGION 64.3 2.65 162 79 0.49GO_REGULATION_OF_GENE_SILENCING 48.6 2.65 52 16 0.31 PID_ATM_PATHWAY33.3 2.66 34 12 0.35REACTOME_E2F_ENABLED_INHIBITION_OF_PRE_REPLICATION_(—) 17.8 2.66 10 60.6 COMPLEX_FORMATION GO_REGULATION_OF_EXECUTION_PHASE_OF_APOPTOSIS 88.62.67 24 11 0.46 MICROTUBULE 51.6 2.67 32 22 0.69BIOCARTA_ATRBRCA_PATHWAY 37.5 2.67 21 8 0.38GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_RESPONSE_TO_BIOTIC_STIMULUS 20.9 2.68 30 140.47 GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_IMPORT_INTO_NUCLEUS_(—) 7.8 2.6913 5 0.38 TRANSLOCATIONGO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_EPITHELIAL_CELL_MIGRATION 6.2 2.7 53 21 0.4Targets of E2F1_Q6_01 71.5 2.71 238 98 0.41 GO_ORGANIC_ACID_BINDING 25.82.71 209 68 0.33 GO_AMINO_ACID_BINDING 78.2 2.73 108 36 0.33MITOTIC_SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS 41.3 2.73 10 5 0.5CHROMOSOMEPERICENTRIC_REGION 29.5 2.74 31 14 0.45GO_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 86.8 2.75 161 66 0.41YAATNRNNNYNATT_UNKNOWN 70.5 2.75 104 27 0.26GO_LYMPHOID_PROGENITOR_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION 77.6 2.78 11 3 0.27 Targetsof E2F_Q3_01 60.7 2.79 235 89 0.38 PID_P38_MK2_PATHWAY 31.2 2.82 21 120.57 REACTOME_RECRUITMENT_OF_NUMA_TO_MITOTIC_CENTROSOMES 26.6 2.82 10 70.7 DNA_RECOMBINATION 70.6 2.85 47 18 0.38GO_GLYOXYLATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS 55.4 2.86 28 14 0.5MITOTIC_CELL_CYCLE_CHECKPOINT 22.0 2.86 21 10 0.48 Targets of EFC_Q617.6 2.86 268 84 0.31 Targets of E2F_Q3 45.1 2.87 227 91 0.4REACTOME_E2F_MEDIATED_REGULATION_OF_DNA_REPLICATION 40.9 2.87 35 13 0.37Targets of ER_Q6_02 15.5 2.87 252 79 0.31GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_ACETYLATION 43.8 2.88 36 12 0.33CELL_CYCLE_PROCESS 52.7 2.89 193 87 0.45 Targets of E2F1_Q6 63.7 2.9 232101 0.44 GO_MODULATION_BY_SYMBIONT_OF_HOST_CELLULAR_PROCESS 8.5 2.92 2811 0.39 REACTOME_EARLY_PHASE_OF_HIV_LIFE_CYCLE 76.1 2.94 21 10 0.48SPINDLE_POLE 22.6 2.94 18 9 0.5GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_EXPORT_FROM_NUCLEUS 44.1 2.95 19 70.37 GO_GTPASE_ACTIVATING_PROTEIN_BINDING 21.6 2.95 14 7 0.5TRANSCRIPTION_ELONGATION_REGULATOR_ACTIVITY 23.1 2.99 12 7 0.58GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_DNA_METABOLIC_PROCESS 102.4 3.01 185 76 0.41KEGG_BUTANOATE_METABOLISM 29.2 3.01 34 17 0.5 GO_NUCLEAR_CHROMATIN 52.33.03 291 111 0.38 GO_REGULATION_OF_MICROTUBULE_BASED_PROCESS 24.0 3.04243 106 0.44 GO_FOLIC_ACID_BINDING 53.4 3.06 14 3 0.21 Targets ofE2F1DP1RB_01 65.7 3.1 231 96 0.42 Targets of E2F4DP1_01 60.9 3.1 239 1000.42 BIOCARTA_RB_PATHWAY 33.7 3.1 13 7 0.54GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_IMPORT 26.6 3.11 104 35 0.34SGCGSSAAA_Targets of E2F1DP2_01 57.9 3.12 168 77 0.46SPINDLE_ORGANIZATION_AND_BIOGENESIS 51.5 3.13 11 6 0.55 Targets ofE2F1DP1_01 71.2 3.17 235 97 0.41GO_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC_TRANSPORT 29.3 3.19 121 400.33 REACTOME_TGF_BETA_RECEPTOR_SIGNALING_IN_EMT_EPITHELIAL_(—) 66.6 3.216 6 0.38 TO_MESENCHYMAL_TRANSITION BIOCARTA_TEL_PATHWAY 35.5 3.21 18 100.56 Targets of E2F1DP2_01 71.9 3.22 235 97 0.41DNA_DAMAGE_RESPONSESIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION 42.9 3.24 35 13 0.37 Targets ofE2F_02 70.2 3.28 235 98 0.42 BIOCARTA_CHREBP2_PATHWAY 19.8 3.28 42 170.4 PID_BARD1_PATHWAY 57.0 3.32 29 15 0.52GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ORGANELLE_ORGANIZATION 54.3 3.34 387 184 0.48REACTOME_MITOTIC_G2_G2_M_PHASES 45.2 3.36 81 47 0.58 Targets ofE2F4DP2_01 72.2 3.4 235 97 0.41DNA_DAMAGE_RESPONSESIGNAL_TRANSDUCTION_BY_P53_CLASS_(—) 39.3 3.44 13 70.54 MEDIATOR REACTOME_TGF_BETA_RECEPTOR_SIGNALING_ACTIVATES_SMADS 40.83.46 26 12 0.46 Targets of E2F1_Q3 80.0 3.47 244 97 0.4NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ANGIOGENESIS 108.0 3.51 13 3 0.23 Targets ofCMYB_01 41.1 3.52 249 106 0.43 GO_RNA_CAP_BINDING_COMPLEX 25.1 3.54 14 60.43 PROTEIN_N_TERMINUS_BINDING 65.4 3.56 38 22 0.58 GO_PRONUCLEUS 49.73.57 15 9 0.6 PID_DNA_PK_PATHWAY 69.4 3.63 16 9 0.56GO_RESPONSE_TO_COBALT_ION 77.2 3.64 13 7 0.54 GGAMTNNNNNTCCY_UNKNOWN108.7 3.67 117 41 0.35 Targets of SMAD3_Q6 25.7 3.74 239 56 0.23 Targetsof E2F_Q4 70.6 3.77 234 99 0.42REACTOME_LOSS_OF_NLP_FROM_MITOTIC_CENTROSOMES 64.6 3.84 59 34 0.58REACTOME_RECRUITMENT_OF_MITOTIC_CENTROSOME_PROTEINS_(—) 67.7 3.9 66 390.59 AND_COMPLEXES Targets of E2F_Q6 72.9 3.99 232 97 0.42 Targets ofMYCMAX_B (Myc and MAX targets) 138.8 4.02 268 108 0.4GO_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_ENDOTHELIAL_CELL_MIGRATION 13.3 4.42 39 160.41 GO_RESPONSE_TO_ARSENIC_CONTAINING_SUBSTANCE 68.6 4.46 29 18 0.62GO_REGULATION_OF_CIRCADIAN_RHYTHM 93.0 5.08 103 29 0.28GO_ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE_ACTIVITY_PRODUCING_5_(—) 26.7 5.36 12 4 0.33PHOSPHOMONOESTERS

TABLE 29 ICI predictors: Forty-seven signatures used as alternative ICIresponse predictors; related to FIG. 66. Description Reference NameTirosh et al Science 2016 AXL (Tirosh) Melanoma cell cycle (Tirosh) G1 S(Tirosh) G2 M (Tirosh) Melanoma cells (Tirosh) MITF (Tirosh) TME:Current study TME B cell TME CAF TME Endo TME Macrophage TME Mal TME NKTME T CD4 TME T CD8 TME T cell TME stroma TME immune TME T CD4 exhaustedTME T CD4 naive TME T CD4 Treg TME T CD8 cytotoxic TME T CD8 exhaustedTME T CD8 naive https://www.fluidigm.com/applications/advanta- FluidgmPanel A immuno-oncology-gene-expression-assay Fluidgm Panel B Manguso etal. Cell 2017 in-vivo screen GVAXPD1 vs TCRaKO depleted in-vivo screenGVAX vs TCRaKO depleted in-vivo screen TCRaKO vs invitro depletedin-vivo screen GVAXPD1 vs TCRaKO enriched in-vivo screen GVAX vs TCRaKOenriched in-vivo screen TCRaKO vs invitro enriched Patel et al. Nature2017 co-culture screen hits10 co-culture screen hits50 Ayers et al. JCI2017 Ayers IFNg sig Ayers immune sig Riaz et al. Cell 2017 Nivolumab(molecular) resistant melanoma up Nivolumab (molecular) resistantmelanoma down Nivolumab resistant melanoma up Nivolumab resistantmelanoma down On Nivolumab up On Nivolumab down Responders on Nivolumabup Responders on Nivolumab down Hugo et al. Cell 2016 Anti-PD-1resistant melanoma .up Anti-PD-1 resistant melanoma .down Hugo et al.Cell 2015 MAPKi resistant melanoma up MAPKi resistant melanoma downSignatures TME TME TME TME TME TME TME TME TME B cell CAF EndoMacrophage Mal NK T CD4 T CD8 T cell ADAM19 ABCA6 A2M ABCA1 AASDHPPTALOX5AP AIM1 ADORA2A ARHGEF1 ADAM28 ABCA8 ABCD4 ABI1 AATF APMAP AQP3ASB2 ASB2 AFF3 ABI3BP ADAM15 ACAA1 ACN9 CALM1 BCL11B ASXL2 ATHL1 ATF7IPACTA2 ADAMTS9 ACER3 ACOT7 CD160 CAMK4 CBLB BCL11B BACH2 ACVR1 ADCY4 ACP2ACSL3 CD244 CCR4 CCDC141 C16orf54 BANK1 ADAM12 ADM5 ACP5 ADIPOR1 CD247CCR8 CCDC64 CASP8 BCL11A ADAMTS12 AFAP1L1 ACSL1 ADSL CLIC3 CD28 CD27CCDC64 BLK ADAMTS2 APLNR ADAMDEC1 AHCY CTSW CD4 CD3E CCND2 BLNK ANTXR1AQP1 ADAP2 AIF1L FCRL6 CD40LG CD84 CD2 BTLA AOX1 ARHGAP29 ADORA3 AK2FGFBP2 CD5 CD8A CD247 CCR6 ARMCX2 ARHGAP31 ADPGK ALDOA GNLY CD6 CD8BCD27 CD19 ASPN ARHGEF15 AIF1 ALX1 GZMB DGKA CLEC2D CD28 CD1C BACE1 ASAP1AKR1A1 AMZ2 GZMM DUSP16 CRTAM CD3D CD22 BAG2 BCAM ALDH2 ANAPC11 HOPXEML4 CXCL13 CD3E CD24 BGN BCL6B ALDH3B1 ANKRD54 ID2 F5 DNAJB1 CD3G CD37C1R BCR AMICA1 ANP32A IL18RAP FAAH2 GPR171 CD5 CD52 C1S BMPR2 AMPD3AP1S2 IL2RB FAM102A GZMK CD6 CD79A CALD1 BMX ANKRD22 APEH KIR2DL3 FBLN7IFNG CD7 CD79B CCDC80 CALCRL AP1B1 APOA1BP KIR3DL2 FLT3LG ITGA4 CD96CHMP7 CD248 CARD10 APOC1 APOC2 KLRB1 FOXP3 ITGAE CDC42SE2 CIITA CDH11CASKIN2 AQP9 APOD KLRC1 FYB ITM2A CELF2 CLEC17A CDR1 CCL14 ARAP1 APOOKLRD1 ICOS JAKMIP1 CNOT6L CNR2 CERCAM CD200 ARHGAP18 ARPC1A KLRF1 IL6RKLHL28 CORO1A COL19A1 CILP CD34 ARHGAP27 ATIC MATK IL7R LAG3 CST7 COL4A3CKAP4 CD93 ARHGEF10L ATP1A1 MYBL1 ITGB2-AS1 LYST CTLA4 CR2 CLEC11A CDH5ARPC1B ATP5C1 NCAM1 ITK MAP4K1 CXCR3 CXCR5 CLIP3 CFI ARRB2 ATP5G1 NCR1LAT MCOLN2 CXCR6 CYBASC3 CNN1 CLDN15 ASAHI ATP5G2 NCR3 LEPROTL1 MIATCYTIP EEF1B2 COL11A1 CLDN5 ATF5 ATP5G3 NKG7 LOC100128420 MIR155HG DEF6EEF1G COL12A1 CLEC14A ATG3 ATP6V1C1 NMUR1 LOC285740 NELL2 DENND2D EIF2S3COL14A1 CLEC1A ATG7 ATP6V1E1 PRF1 MAF PAG1 EMB ELK2AP COL16A1 CNTNAP3BATP6AP1 ATP6V1G1 PTGDR MAL PCED1B EVL FAIM3 COL1A1 COL15A1 ATP6V0BBAIAP2 PTPN4 PASK PDCD1 FYB FAM129C COL1A2 COL4A1 ATP6V0D1 BANCR SAMD3PBX4 PRDM1 FYN FAM65B COL3A1 COL4A2 ATP6V1B2 BCAN SH2D1B PBXIP1 PTPN7GATA3 FCER2 COL5A1 CRIP2 ATP6V1F BCAS3 TXK PIK3IP1 RAB27A GNG2 FCRL1COL5A2 CXorf36 BACH1 BCL2L13 XCL1 PIM2 RNF19A GPR171 FCRL2 COL6A1 CYYR1BCKDHA BIRC7 XCL2 SEPT6 SIRPG GPR174 FCRL5 COL6A2 DARC BCL2A1 BZW2SLAMF1 SIT1 GPRIN3 FCRLA COL6A3 DCHS1 BID C10orf90 SPOCK2 SNAP47 GRAP2GGA2 COL8A1 DLL4 BLOC1S1 C11orf31 SUSD3 THEMIS GZMA GNB2L1 COMP DOCK6BLVRA C17orf89 TBC1D4 TIGIT GZMM HLA-DOB CPE DOCK9 BLVRB C1orf43 TCF7TIMD4 HNRNPA1P10 HLA-DQA2 CPXM1 DYSF C10orf54 C1orf85 TESPA1 TMEM155ICOS HVCN1 CPZ ECE1 C11orf75 C10BP TIAM1 TNFRSF9 IL12RB1 IGJ CRABP2ECSCR C15orf48 C22orf32 TMEM66 TNIP3 IL21R IGLL1 CREB3L1 EFNA1 C19orf38C4orf48 TNFAIP3 TOX IL2RB IGLL3P CRISPLD2 EFNB2 C1orf162 CA14 TNFSF8TTC24 IL2RG IGLL5 CTSK EGFL7 C1QA CA8 TNIK TTN IL32 IRF8 CXCL12 ELK3C1QB CACYBP TPT1 ZBED2 INPP4B KBTBD8 CXCL14 ELTD1 C1QC CAPN3 IPCEF1KIAA0125 CYBRD1 EMCN C2 CBX3 ITGAL KIAA0226L CYGB ENG C3AR1 CCND1 ITKLOC283663 CYP1B1 EPAS1 C5AR1 CCT2 JAK3 LRMP DCN EPB41L4A C9orf72 CCT3KCNA3 MS4A1 DDAH1 EPHB4 CAPG CCT4 LAT NAPSB DDR2 ERG CAPZA2 CCT6A LCKNCF1C DEPTOR ESAM CARD9 CCT8 LIME1 NCOA3 DKK3 EXOC3L1 CASP1 CDH19LOC100130231 P2RX5 DPT F11R CAT CDH3 MBOAT1 PAX5 EBF2 FABP4 CCDC88A CDK2MIAT PLEKHF2 ECM2 FAM107A CCR1 CDK4 NLRC5 PNOC EDNRA FAM65A CCR2 CEP170PAG1 POLD4 EFEMP2 FAT4 CCRL2 CHCHD6 PARP8 POU2AF1 EGFLAM FGD5 CD14 CHD1LPCED1B POU2F2 EGFR FKBP1A CD163 CLCN7 PCED1B-AS1 PRKCB EMILIN1 FLU CD1DCLNS1A PDCD1 QRSL1 FAT1 FLT4 CD274 CMC2 PIP4K2A RALGPS2 FBLN1 FZD6CD300C COA3 PRDM1 RHOH FBLN2 GALNT18 CD300E COA4 PRF1 SEL1L3 FBLN5 GATA2CD300LB COA6 PRKCQ SELL FGF7 GIPC2 CD300LF COX5B PTPN22 SMIM14 FIBINGNG11 CD302 COX6A1 PTPN7 SNX29 FMOD GPR116 CD33 COX7A2 PTPRC SNX29P1 FN1GPR146 CD68 COX7A2L PYHIN1 SP110 FNDC1 GRB10 CD80 COX7C RASAL3 SP140FRMD6 GUK1 CD86 COX8A RASGRP1 SPIB FST HECW2 CECR1 CSAG1 RGS1 ST6GAL1FSTL1 HERC2P2 CFD CSAG2 RHOF STAG3 GEM HID1 CFP CSAG3 RNF213 STAP1 GFPT2HSPG2 CLEC10A CSPG4 SCML4 STRBP GFRA1 HYAL2 CLEC12A CYC1 1-Sep TCL1AGLT8D2 ICA1 CLEC4A CYP27A1 SH2D1A TLR10 GPC1 ID1 CLEC4E DAAM2 SH2D2ATLR9 GPC4 ID3 CLEC5A DANCR SH3KBP1 TMEM154 GPC6 IFITM3 CLEC7A DAP3 SIRPGTNFRSF13B GPR133 IGFBP7 CMKLR1 DCT SIT1 TP53INP1 GPR176 IL33 CMTM6 DCXRSKAP1 VPREB3 GPX8 IL3RA CNDP2 DDIT3 SLC9A3R1 WDFY4 HSPB2 IPO11-LRRC70CNPY3 DDT SPATA13 ZCCHC7 HSPB6 ITGA5 CORO7 DLL3 SPN HSPB7 ITGA6 CPVLDNAH14 SPOCK2 HTRA3 ITGB4 CREG1 DNAJA4 STAT4 IGFBP6 JAG2 CSF1R DRG1SYTL3 INHBA JAM2 CSF2RA EDNRB TBC1D10C ISLR JUP CSF3R EIF3C TC2N ITGA11KANK3 CST3 EIF3D TESPA1 ITGB5 KDR CSTA EIF3E THEMIS ITGBL1 KLHL3 CTSAEIF3H TIGIT KDELR2 LAMA5 CTSB EIF3L TMEM66 KDELR3 LDB2 CTSC EIF3MTNFAIP3 LARP6 LOC100505495 CTSD ENO1 TOX LEPREL2 LRRC70 CTSH ENO2 TRAF1LMO7 LUZP1 CTSL1 ENTPD6 TRAT1 LMOD1 LYVE1 CTSS EPB41L4A-AS1 TTC39C LOXMALL CXCL10 ERBB3 TUBA4A LOXL1 MANSC1 CXCL16 ESRP1 UBASH3A LPAR1 MECOMCXCL9 ETV4 WIPF1 LTBP2 MEOX1 CXCR2P1 ETV5 ZAP70 LUM MKL2 CYB5R4 EXOSC4ZC3HAV1 LURAP1L MMRN1 CYBA FAH MAP1A MMRN2 CYBB FAHD2B MEG3 MPZL2 CYP2S1FAM103A1 MFAP4 MTUS1 DAPK1 FAM162A MGST1 MYCT1 DBNL FAM178B MIR100HGMYO15B DENND1A FARP2 MMP2 NOS3 DHRS9 FASN MOXD1 NOSTRIN DMXL2 FBXO32MRC2 NOTCH4 DNAJC5B FBXO7 MRGPRF NPDC1 DOK1 FDFT1 MSC NPR1 DOK3 FKBP4MT1M NR5A2 DPYD FMN1 MXRA5 PALD1 EBI3 FXYD3 MXRA8 PALMD EMR2 GALE MYL9PCDH1 EPSTI1 GAPDH NEXN PCDH12 ETV6 GAPDHS NID2 PCDH17 EVI2A GAS2L3NOTCH3 PDE2A F13A1 GAS5 NTM PDLIM1 FAM105A GAS7 NTRK2 PECAM1 FAM157BGCSH NUPR1 PGM5 FAM26F GDF15 OGN PIEZO1 FAM49A GJB1 OLFML1 PIK3R3 FAM96AGMNN OLFML2B PKP4 FBP1 GMPR OLFML3 PLEKHA7 FCER1G GPATCH4 OMD PLVAPFCGR1A GPM6B OSR2 PLXNA2 FCGR1B GPR137B PALLD PLXND1 FCGR1C GPR143 PAMR1PODXL FCGR2A GPS1 PAPSS2 PPM1F FCGR2C GSTP1 PCDH18 PPP1R13B FCGR3BGTF2F2 PCOLCE PRCP FCGRT GYG2 PCOLCE2 PREX2 FCN1 H2AFZ PDGFRA PTPRBFERMT3 HAX1 PDGFRB PVRL2 FES HDDC2 PDGFRL PXN FGL2 HIST1H2AC PDLIM2RALGAPA2 FKBP15 HIST1H2BD PLA2G2A RAMP2 FLVCR2 HIST3H2A PLAC9 RAMP3FOLR2 HMG20B PLOD2 RAPGEF3 FPR1 HMGA1 PODN RAPGEF4 FPR2 HPS4 POSTNRASIP1 FPR3 HPS5 PPIB RBP7 FTH1 HSBP1 PRR16 RGL2 FTL HSP90AA1 PRR24 RHOJFUCA1 HSP90AB1 PRRX1 ROBO4 FUOM HSPA4 PRRX2 S1PR1 GAA HSPA9 PTN SCARF1GABARAP HSPD1 RARRES2 SDPR GALC HSPE1 RCN3 SELE GATM HSPH1 ROR2 SELPGBP1 IGSF11 SCUBE3 SH3BGRL2 GCA IGSF3 SDC1 SHROOM4 GGTA1P IGSF8 SDC2SLC29A1 GK ILF2 SEC24D SLC9A3R2 GLA IMMP2L SEMA5A SLCO2A1 GLB1 INPP5FSERPINF1 SMAD1 GLRX IRF4 SFRP2 SNCG GLUL ISYNA1 SFRP4 SOCS2 GM2A KCNJ13SH2D4A SOX18 GNA13 LAGE3 SH3D19 SPNS2 GNA15 LDHB SH3PXD2A STOM GPBAR1LHFPL3-AS1 SLIT2 SULF2 GPR34 LINC00473 SLIT3 SYNPO GPR84 LINC00518 SMOC2TACR1 GPX1 LINC00673 SOD3 TAOK2 GRN LOC100126784 SPARC TEAD4 GSTO1LOC100127888 SPOCK1 TEK H2AFY LOC100130370 SPON1 TENC1 HCAR2LOC100133445 SRPX2 TFF3 HCAR3 LOC100505865 STEAP1 TGFBR2 HCK LOC146481SULF1 TGM2 HEIH LOC340357 SUSD2 THBD HERPUD1 LOXL4 SVEP1 THSD1 HIST2H2BFLSM2 TAGLN TIE1 HK2 LZTS1 TBX15 TLL1 HK3 MAD2L1BP TCEAL7 TM4SF1 HLA-DMAMAGEA12 TGFB3 TM4SF18 HLA-DMB MAGEA2 THBS2 TMEM204 HLA-DPA1 MAGEA2B THY1TMEM255B HLA-DPB1 MAGEA3 TIMP1 TNFAIP1 HLA-DPB2 MAGEA4 TMEM119 TNFRSF10BHLA-DQA1 MAGEA6 TMEM45A TSPAN12 HLA-DQB1 MAGEC1 TPM1 TSPAN15 HLA-DRAMAGED2 TPM2 TSPAN18 HLA-DRB1 MDH1 TWIST1 TSPAN7 HLA-DRB5 MDH2 TWIST2USHBP1 HLA-DRB6 METTL23 UCHL1 VWA1 HMOX1 METTL9 VASN VWF HN1 MFI2 VCANZNF366 HPS1 MIA WISP2 ZNF385D HSPA6 MIF WNT2 HSPA7 MITF HSPBAP1 MKI67IPIDH1 MLANA IFI30 MLPH IFI35 MOK IFIT2 MORN2 IFNGR1 MRPL12 IFNGR2 MRPL21IGFLR1 MRPL23 IGSF6 MRPL24 IL10RB MRPL38 IL18 MRPL40 IL1B MRPS21 IL1RNMRPS23 IL4I1 MRPS25 IL8 MRPS26 IRF5 MRPS6 IRF7 MSI2 ITGAX MTHFS JAK2MXI1 KCNMA1 MYO10 KCNMB1 NARS2 KYNU NAV2 LAIR1 NDUFA4 LAP3 NDUFAF3LGALS2 NDUFB9 LGALS9 NDUFS2 LGMN NEDD4L LILRA1 NELFCD LILRA2 NFYA LILRA3NGRN LILRA4 NHP2 LILRA5 NME1 LILRA6 NOP58 LILRB1 NPM1 LILRB2 NSG1 LILRB3NT5DC3 LILRB4 NUP93 LILRB5 OCA2 LIPA PACSIN2 LOC338758 PAFAH1B3LOC729737 PAGE5 LRRC25 PAICS LST1 PAX3 LTA4H PEBP1 LYN PEG10 LYZ PEX19M6PR PFDN2 MAFB PHACTR1 MAN2B1 PHB MAPKAPK3 PHF5A MARCO PHLDA1 MERTKPIGY MFSD1 PIR MGAT1 PLEKHB1 MIF4GD PLP1 MIIP PMEL MILR1 POLD2 MKNK1POLR2F MNDA POMGNT1 MOB1A PPIL1 MPEG1 PRAME MPP1 PRDX6 MRC1 PSMB4 MS4A4APSMB7 MS4A6A PSMD4 MS4A7 PTTG1 MSR1 PUF60 MTHFD2 PYGB MTMR14 PYURF MX1QDPR MX2 QPCT MXD1 RAB17 MYD88 RAB38 N4BP2L1 RABGGTB NAAA RAD51C NADKRAE1 NAGA RAN NAGK RAP1GAP NAIP RGS20 NCF2 ROPN1 NCF4 ROPN1B NCKAP1LRRS1 NCOA4 RSL1D1 NFAM1 RTKN NFKBID RUVBL2 NINJ1 S100A1 NLRC4 S100BNLRP3 SAMM50 NMI SCD NOD2 SDC3 NPC2 SDCBP NPL SDHC NR1H3 SEC11C OAS1SF3A1 OAZ1 SGCD OLR1 SHC4 OSCAR SKP1 P2RX4 SLC19A1 P2RY12 SLC19A2 P2RY13SLC24A5 P2RY14 SLC25A13 P2RY6 SLC25A4 PAK1 SLC39A4 PCK2 SLC45A2 PFKFB3SLC5A3 PGD SLC6A15 PILRA SLC7A5 PLA2G15 SLMO2 PLA2G7 SMS PLAUR SNCAPLBD1 SNHG16 PLEK SNHG6 PLEKHO1 SNRPC PLEKHO2 SNRPD1 PLIN2 SNRPE PLXDC2SOD1 PPM1M SORD PPT1 SORT1 PRAM1 SOX10 PRKCD SPCS1 PSAP SRP9 PSME2 ST13PTAFR ST3GAL4 PTPRE ST3GAL6 PYCARD ST6GALNAC2 RAB20 STAM RAB4B STIP1RAB8A STK32A RASGEF1B STMN1 RASSF4 STOML2 RBM47 STRA13 RBPJ STRADB REEP4STX7 RELT STXBP1 RGS10 SUPT4H1 RGS18 SYNGR1 RGS19 TBC1D10A RGS2 TBC1D16RHBDF2 TBC1D7 RHOG TBCA RILPL2 TBRG4 RIPK2 TEX2 RNASE6 TFAP2A RNASEKTIMM50 RNASET2 TMED10 RNF13 TMEM147 RNF130 TMEM177 RNF144B TMEM255ARNF149 TMX4 RTN1 TOM1L1 S100A11 TOMM20 S100A8 TOMM22 S100A9 T0MM6 SAMHD1TOMM7 SAT1 TOP1MT SCAMP2 TRIM2 SCIMP TRIM63 SCO2 TRMT112 SCPEP1 TSNAXSDS TTLL4 SECTM1 TUBB2A SEMA4A TUBB2B SERPINA1 TUBB4A SERPINB1 TYRSFT2D1 TYRP1 SGPL1 UBA2 SH3BGRL UBL3 SHKBP1 UCHL5 SIGLEC1 UQCRH SIGLEC14UTP18 SIGLEC5 VAT1 SIGLEC7 VDAC1 SIGLEC9 WBP11 SIRPA WBP2 SIRPB1 WBSCR22SIRPB2 WDFY1 SKAP2 WDR43 SLAMF8 XAGE1A SLC11A1 XAGE1B SLC15A3 XAGE1CSLC16A3 XAGE1D SLC1A3 XAGE1E SLC25A19 XYLB SLC29A3 ZCCHC17 SLC2A5 ZFAS1SLC2A8 ZFP106 SLC2A9 ZNF280B SLC31A2 SLC43A2 SLC46A3 SLC7A7 SLC9A9SLCO2B1 SMPDL3A SNX10 SNX6 SOD2 SPI1 SPINT2 SQRDL SRC STX11 STXBP2TALDO1 TBXAS1 TFRC TGFBI THEMIS2 TIFAB TLR1 TLR2 TLR4 TLR5 TLR8 TMEM106ATMEM144 TMEM176A TMEM176B TMEM37 TMEM51 TMEM86A TNFAIP2 TNFAIP8L2TNFSF13 TNFSF13B TPP1 TRAFD1 TREM1 TREM2 TRPM2 TTYH3 TWF2 TYMP TYROBPUBE2D1 UBXN11 UNC93B1 VAMP8 VMO1 VSIG4 WDFY2 ZEB2 ZNF267 ZNF385ASignatures TME TME TME TME TME TME TME TME T CD4 T CD4 T CD4 T CD8 T CD8T CD8 stroma immune exhausted naive Treg cytotoxic exhausted naiveA4GALT ACAP1 C9orf16 ABLIM1 ARID3B APOBEC3C ABCC9 ATM ADAMTS1 AKNACDK5R1 ATM CARD16 B2M AKAP5 ATXN7 ADAMTSL1 ALOX5AP CTLA4 CAMK4 CCR4 CCL3ANKLE1 CAMK4 ADIRF ANKRD44 DDX5 CCR7 CCR8 CCL4 AP4B1-AS1 CCR7 ANGPTL2APOBEC3G HLA-J EEF1A1 CD177 CCL5 APOBEC3A EEF1A1 APP ARHGAP15 ICA1EEF1B2 DDX60 CSF1 ARHGEF26-AS1 FAM102A ARHGAP29 ARHGAP25 IGFLR1 EEF1GERI1 CST7 ASXL2 FKBP5 BGN ARHGAP30 IL21 FAM65B EZH2 FASLG ATHL1 GPR155BMP1 ARHGAP4 ITGB2-AS1 FHIT FAS GZMB ATXN1 IL7R C1R ARHGAP9 ITM2A GIMAP5FOXP3 GZMH CBLB LEF1 CCDC80 ARHGDIB KCNK5 IL7R GATA3 HLA-C CD3E NELL2CFH ATP2A3 KIAA0247 LDHB GBP5 IFNG CD8A PIK3IP1 CLU BIN2 LIMSI LDLRAP1GCHFR PRF1 CDKN1B PPP1R2 COL15A1 C16orf54 LY6G5C LEF1 HNRNPC CLEC2DPRKCQ-AS1 COL18A1 CCDC88B MAF LOC100130231 HPRT1 CNOT6L SELL COL4A1 CD37METTL8 NAP1L1 IL10RA CTLA4 SORL1 COL4A2 CD48 MRP63 NOSIP IL1R2 CXCL13TCF7 COL6A2 CD52 NFATC1 PABPC1 IL2RA DENND2D TSC22D3 COX7A1 CD53 NR3C1PIK3IP1 IL2RG DFNB31 UBA52 CTGF CD69 PDCD1 SELL IL32 DGKH CYB5R3 CD84PTPN11 SERINC5 LAIR2 DOCK8 CYR61 CDC42SE2 PTPRC SF1 LAYN DTHD1 DCHS1CELF2 RNF19A TCF7 LOC541471 DUSP4 DPYSL3 CNTRL SARDH TMEM66 LTB ELF1EFEMP1 CORO1A SLA TPT1 PARK7 ENTPD1 EHD2 CSK SRGN TRABD2A PIM2 FAM122CELN CXCR4 TBC1D4 TSC22D3 PMAIP1 FAM3C EPAS1 CYTH4 THADA TXNIP PPP2CAFAM73A FAM171A1 CYTIP TIGIT UBA52 RASGRP1 FBXL18 FAP DEF6 TSPYL2 RORAFCRL3 FAT4 DENND1C ZNF211 RTKN2 GBP2 FBN1 DOCK2 S100A4 GDPD1 FLRT2 DOCK8SAMD9 GLUD1P7 FSCN1 DUSP2 STAM HAVCR2 FSTL1 EVI2B SUMO2 HINT3 GJA1FERMT3 TNFRSF18 HNRPLL GNG11 FGD3 USP15 IFNLR1 HSPG2 FNBP1 WDR1 IL10HTRA1 GBP5 ZBTB32 INPP4B IFITM3 GPR65 INPP5F IGF2 GPSM3 ITGA4 IGFBP4HCLS1 ITM2A IGFBP7 HMHA1 ITPKB JAG1 IKZF1 KIAA1324 KIAA1217 IL10RA LAG3LAMB1 IL16 LINC00294 LAMB2 IL2RG LOC100131257 LAMC1 INPP5D LOC100190986LEPROT ITGA4 LOC100271836 LHFP ITGAL LOC286186 LIMCH1 ITGB2 LOC440354LIMS2 LAIR1 LOC728558 LMCD1 LAPTM5 LYST LOXL2 LCP1 MAPK13 LPHN2 LILRB3MCL1 LRRC32 LIMD2 MTX3 MAP1B LPXN NFATC1 MEOX2 LSP1 NXNL2 MGP LY9 ODF2LMMP2 MAP4K1 OSBPL3 NFIB MYO1G PCED1B NID1 NCKAP1L PCGF5 NNMT NR4A2 PDCD1NPDC1 PARP8 PDE4D NR2F2 PARVG PER2 NT5E PIK3CD PLEKHG2 NUAK1 PIM2PRICKLE2-AS3 PEAR1 PLCB2 PTPRC PHLDB2 PLEKHA2 RAB27A PLSCR4 PRKCBRAMP2-AS1 PPAP2A PSD4 RGS1 PPAP2B PSTPIP2 RNF19A PPIC PTK2B SCD5 PRKCDBPPTPN22 SF3B3 PROCR PTPN6 SH2D2A PRSS23 PTPN7 SMG1P1 PTRF PTPRC STAT1PXDN RAC2 STAT3 RAB11FIP5 RASSF5 TANGO2 RABAC1 RCSD1 TATDN3 RBPMS RGS1TBXA2R RUNX1T1 RHOH TIGIT S100A16 RPS6KA1 TMEM136 SERPINH1 SAMSN1TMEM212 SPARC SASH3 TNFRSF1B SPARCL1 SLA TNFRSF9 STC2 SNX20 TP53INP1TFPI SP140 TRAF5 TGFB1I1 STK17B TTN THBS1 TAGAP TXNDC11 THY1 TBC1D10CUSP33 TMEM204 TMC6 VSIG1 TNKS1BP1 TMC8 VSTM4 TNXB TMSB4X ZNF620 TPBGTRAF3IP3 ZNF79 UNC5B TSC22D3 VCL TSTD1 ZEB1 UCP2 ZNF423 VAV1 ZNF521WIPF1

Table 30. (A) Overall Expression of the resistance program across CCLEmelanoma cell lines; (B) measurements of 40 cytokines and chemokines inthe conditioned media of DMSO and abemaciclib treated cancer cells;related to FIG. 67.

TABLE 30A Overall Expression of the resistance program across CCLEmelanoma cell lines Immune resistance Overall expression (OE) Final UpDown Cell line Final Up Down (refined) (refined) (refined) HMCB 1.0360.357 −0.68 2.307 0.81 −1.497 LOXIMVI 1.021 0.318 −0.703 2.083 0.654−1.428 A375 0.983 0.352 −0.631 2.221 0.89 −1.331 GRM 0.972 0.296 −0.6752.218 0.842 −1.376 CHL1 0.841 0.341 −0.5 1.876 0.694 −1.183 A2058 0.5960.299 −0.297 1.219 0.37 −0.85 IGR39 0.493 −0.014 −0.507 1.1 0.25 −0.85UACC62 0.383 0.27 −0.114 0.854 0.413 −0.441 G361 0.38 0.276 −0.104 0.810.385 −0.424 CJM 0.361 −0.219 −0.58 0.66 −0.047 −0.706 RPMI7951 0.354−0.17 −0.525 0.626 −0.124 −0.749 MDAMB435S 0.346 −0.115 −0.461 0.7750.143 −0.632 MEWO 0.316 0.09 −0.226 0.552 0.104 −0.448 COLO679 0.2540.239 −0.015 0.646 0.335 −0.311 A101D 0.248 0.075 −0.173 0.612 0.158−0.454 MELJUSO 0.229 0.176 −0.053 0.439 0.327 −0.112 COLO741 0.215 0.214−0.001 0.255 0.282 0.027 HT144 0.212 0.112 −0.1 0.499 0.263 −0.237 WM7930.16 −0.089 −0.249 0.318 −0.268 −0.587 IGR1 0.144 0.096 −0.048 0.3760.143 −0.233 UACC257 0.142 0.335 0.193 0.124 0.522 0.398 HS294T 0.1150.123 0.007 0.236 0.223 −0.013 HS944T 0.088 0.162 0.074 0.213 0.3710.158 WM88 0.038 0.037 −0.001 −0.07 −0.056 0.014 HS695T 0.037 0.031−0.006 0.412 0.137 −0.276 HS895T 0.035 −0.417 −0.451 0.32 −0.41 −0.731IGR37 0.006 0.269 0.263 0.188 0.442 0.254 COLO849 −0.002 0.137 0.139−0.179 0.165 0.344 SKMEL3 −0.019 0.196 0.214 −0.084 0.384 0.469 SKMEL3O−0.043 0.102 0.145 0.146 0.203 0.057 SKMEL1 −0.049 0.114 0.163 −0.0350.313 0.348 MELHO −0.05 0.153 0.203 −0.236 0.207 0.443 COLO783 −0.062−0.001 0.061 −0.269 −0.134 0.136 K029AX −0.065 0.129 0.194 −0.21 0.1330.343 SKMEL2 −0.081 0.074 0.155 0.101 0.322 0.221 IPC298 −0.103 0.1010.204 −0.104 0.296 0.399 WM983B −0.112 −0.157 −0.045 −0.253 −0.286−0.032 SKMEL5 −0.12 0.185 0.305 −0.317 0.188 0.506 HS936T −0.144 −0.030.114 −0.495 −0.079 0.416 HS839T −0.181 −0.48 −0.299 −0.39 −0.808 −0.418HS934T −0.196 −0.421 −0.225 −0.369 −0.684 −0.314 WM1799 −0.234 −0.0610.173 −0.554 −0.374 0.18 WM115 −0.244 −0.227 0.018 −0.676 −0.428 0.247HS940T −0.253 −0.391 −0.139 −0.697 −0.755 −0.058 HS688AT −0.303 −0.496−0.192 −0.677 −0.889 −0.212 RVH421 −0.327 −0.056 0.271 −0.615 −0.1440.472 SH4 −0.328 −0.05 0.277 −0.77 −0.174 0.596 WM2664 −0.335 0.0430.378 −0.756 0.075 0.831 HS852T −0.352 −0.234 0.118 −0.951 −0.571 0.38HS600T −0.401 −0.562 −0.161 −0.842 −0.97 −0.129 COLO800 −0.404 −0.1110.293 −0.67 −0.214 0.456 COLO818 −0.406 −0.209 0.198 −0.768 −0.561 0.207COLO792 −0.407 0.018 0.426 −0.965 −0.116 0.849 HS939T −0.445 −0.1360.309 −1.223 −0.437 0.786 C32 −0.5 −0.087 0.413 −1.167 −0.446 0.721COLO829 −0.526 −0.067 0.459 −1.321 −0.23 1.091 SKMEL31 −0.726 −0.370.356 −1.63 −0.809 0.821 SKMEL28 −0.814 −0.183 0.631 −1.259 −0.221 1.039SKMEL24 −0.833 −0.298 0.535 −1.567 −0.512 1.055 MALME3M −0.941 −0.0680.872 −2.067 −0.298 1.769

TABLE 30B Measurements of 40 cytokines and chemokines in the conditionedmedia of DMSO and abemaciclib treated cancer cells Fold change(abemaciclib Analyte vs. DMSO treatment) Hu MIF 2.9587 Hu IL-8 0.7253 HuIL-6 0.3788 Hu MCP-1/CCL2 0.7175 Hu ENA-78/CXCL5 1.0188 Hu Gro-a/CXCL10.9135 Hu SDF1a + b/CXCL12 0.8885 Hu TECK/CCL25 1.5510 Hu GM-CSF 1.0191Hu Gro-b/CXCL2 0.7471 Hu Fractalkine/CX3CL1 2.1863 Hu SCYB16/CXCL161.1278 Hu 6Ckine/CCL21 0.9700 Hu IL-10 1.0079 Hu IP-10/CXCL10 0.9103 HuMIP-3a/CCL20 3.4000 Hu IL-16 0.8482 Hu MIP-3b/CCL19 0.8717 Hu I-309/CCL11.0389 Hu MCP-3/CCL7 1.0422 Hu MIP-1d/CCL15 1.0809 Hu Eotaxin/CCL110.9599 Hu MCP-4/CCL13 0.8887 Hu TNF-a 0.7465 Hu IL-1b 1.0719 Hu IL-41.6605 Hu TARC/CCL17 1.0104 Hu IL-2 0.5882 Hu MDC/CCL22 1.1142 HuEotaxin-3/CCL26 3.0279 Hu GCP-2/CXCL6 0.6386 Hu CTACK/CCL27 1.0834 HuMIP-1a/CCL3 1.0350 Hu MCP-2/CCL8 1.0388 Hu I-TAC/CXCL11 0.9524 Hu IFN-gBelow the detection threshold Hu BCA-1/CXCL13 Below the detectionthreshold Hu MIG/CXCL9 Below the detection threshold Hu MPIF-1/CCL23Below the detection threshold Hu Eotaxin-2/CCL24 Below the detectionthreshold

Example 11—Clinical Trial Design

Applicants have designed an exemplary clinical trial based on thepresent disclosure. The study design includes a Phase I/II clinicaltrial combining abemaciclib plus LY3300054 for patients with melanomawith ICB resistance. LY3300054 is a monoclonal antibody that has beenshown in vitro to target the PD-L1 expressed on tumor cells andtumor-infiltrating immune cells, preventing its binding to PD-1 and CD80(B7-1) receptors on the T cells.

The patients to be recruited include patients that are post-PD-1 and/orpost-CTLA-4 treatment with advanced/metastatic cutaneous melanoma. PhaseI will include up to 24 patients. Phase I patients will be administeredAnti-PD-L1 therapy plus oral abemaciclib. Abemaciclib will beadministered according to the present disclosure in doses of 75, 100,150, and 200 mg BID (i.e., twice daily). The primary goals of the phaseI trial are safety and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D). The secondarygoal of the phase I trial is clinical benefit. The trial also includes asingle-arm Phase II trial. The phase II trial will include n=30 patientsand be two stage. The phase II trial will administer Anti-PD-L1 therapyplus oral abemaciclib at the RP2D. The primary goal of the phase IItrial is clinical benefit. The secondary goal of the phase II trial ismeasuring immune phenotypes. Pre-treatment and on-treatment biopsysamples will be analyzed as described herein. Samples will be analyzedby one or more of scRNA-sequencing, immune resistance biomarker score,multiplexed immune profiling, immuno-phenotyping (e.g., flow-cytometry)and/or tumor infiltrating lymphocytes activity (e.g., flow cytometry).The Trial will use a statistical plan.

TABLE 31 Statistical Plan Number of Participants with DLT (dose limitingtoxicity) at a Given Dose Level Escalation Decision Rule 0 out of 3Enter 3 participants at the next dose level. >2 Dose escalation will bestopped. This dose level will be declared the maximally administereddose (highest dose administered). Three (3) additional participants willbe entered at the next lowest dose level if only 3 participants weretreated previously at that dose. 1 out of 3 Enter 3 participants at thisdose level. If 0 of these 3 participants experience DLT, proceed to thenext dose level. If 1 or more of this group suffer DLT, then doseescalation is stopped, and this dose is declared the maximallyadministered dose. Three (3) additional participants will be entered atthe next lowest dose level if only 3 participants were treatedpreviously at that dose. ≤1 out of 6 at highest This is generally therecommended phase 2 dose level below the dose. At least 6 participantsmust be maximally administered entered at the recommended phase 2 dose.dose

Part 1 is a single arm, Phase I study with 3+3 design to identify theRP2D of abemaciclib. The total number of patients to be enrolled in thePart 1 is dependent upon the observed safety profile. The expectedenrollment is between 3 and 24 patients for evaluating 4 dose levels. If1 patient experiences a DLT in the first 3 patients, then 3 morepatients will be recruited for a total of six in a dose cohort. Thefollowing table summarizes the probability of stopping accrual after thefirst 3 patients in a dose cohort (2 or more patients experience a DLT)for various true DLT rates.

TABLE 32 True Rate of DLT 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 Probability ofStopping Accrual 0.03 0.10 0.22 0.35 0.50 0.65 0.78

In addition, the exact 90% confidence interval for toxicity (or anyother binomial parameter) will be no wider than 36% among 24 patients.

Sample size calculations for Part 2 take into consideration patientstreated at the RP2D in Part 1.

For Part 2, abemaciclib plus anti-PD-L1 therapy will be consideredworthy of further investigation in advanced/metastatic melanoma patientswith resistance to PD-L1 if a clinical benefit rate (CBR) of at least20% is observed. To achieve this, the study will employ a Simontwo-stage design with a total sample of 30 patients to compare a nullCBR of 5% against the alternative of 22%.

Including patients treated at the RP2D in Part1, thirteen patients intotal will be enrolled in the first stage. If 1 or more patients achievethe primary endpoint of CBR, then 17 additional patients will beenrolled. If 4 or more of the total of 30 patients achieve the primaryendpoint, then abemaciclib plus anti-PD-L1 therapy will be consideredpromising. This design has at least 90% power and a 6% one-sided type 1error (target 10%). If the null hypothesis is true, the probability is0.51 that the trial will stop at the end of stage 1.

In stage 1, the probability of observing one or more toxicity eventsgiven a true toxicity rate as low as 12%, with 13 patients, is at least80%. If the Part 2 portion of the study is expanded to stage 2, theprobability of observing one or more toxicity events given a truetoxicity rate as low as 6%, with 30 patients, is at least 80%.

Correlative and biomarker objectives will be considered exploratory.Assuming the study moves to the second stage, the maximal width of a 90%confidence interval for any binomial parameter will be no wider than32%, hence estimation of binomial quantities will be fairly accurate.Estimation of continuous biomarker measures will be via mean or medianas appropriate and standard deviation. There will be limited power tocorrelate clinical measures with biomarker endpoints with this limitedphase II sample size, hence those analyses will be consideredexploratory.

Example 12—In Vivo and Ex Vivo Studies

As described herein, Applicants can study the gene signatures in vivoand ex vivo. The studies can provide for information regarding howdifferent treatment regimens can modulate the resistance signatures,tumor lymphocyte infiltration, and/or immune phenotypes. The studies canalso provide for key genes required for resistance to the adaptiveimmune response (e.g., TILs). FIG. 76 shows tSNE analysis afterscRNA-seq of B16 cells implanted subcutaneously into B6 animals followedby treatment with either vehicle, abemaciclib alone, immune checkpointinhibitors (ICI) alone or ICI plus abema. The cells were “perturbed” invivo after implantation. Using the data obtained, Applicants can analyzethe expression of the resistance signature, tumor infiltration andimmune states of the in vivo tumor under each condition.

FIG. 77 shows ex vivo melanoma cells obtained from a single humanpatient perturbed with barcoded guide sequences targeting the indicatedgenes. The barcodes from this experiment were isolated and sequenced.The result shows that Applicants have successfully introduced aperturb-seq library that targets genes of resistance in human cells, andthat the perturb-seq barcodes could be isolated and sequenced from thisexperiment. The names are the different channels that were loaded forsequencing. Applicants can perform a co-culture experiment with thepatient's own (autologous) tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes afterconfirming that single-cell transcriptomes can be obtained from the sameexperiment in addition to the barcodes.

Example 13—Materials and Methods Human Tumor Specimens

For the discovery scRNA-seq cohort, tissue was procured underInstitutional Review Board (IRB) approved protocols at Brigham andWomen's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Mass.Patients were consented to these protocols (11-104) in clinic visitsprior to surgery/biopsy. Patients included in the earlier study (Tiroshet al., 2016), and those specimens newly collected here are annotated inTables 1 and 24A.

For validation cohorts (bulk-RNA-Seq), patient tissue was collectedunder IRB protocols of the University Hospital Essen, Germany andMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. (protocol 11-181) and TheWistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pa. (Human subjects protocol 2802240).Validation Cohort 1 included 90 samples from 26 patients, with multiplebiopsies per patient, taken before, during, and/or after varioustreatment regimens, including both targeted therapies andimmunotherapies (see, e.g., Table 24B). Validation Cohort 2 included 112samples collected before treatment with pembrolizumab (clinicalinformation is provided in Tables 24C).

Single-Cell Cohort: Tissue Handling and Tumor Disaggregation

Resected tumors were transported in DMEM (ThermoFisher Scientific,Waltham, Mass.) on ice immediately after surgical procurement. Tumorswere rinsed with PBS (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, Calif.). A smallfragment was stored in RNA-Protect (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) for bulkRNA and DNA isolation. Using scalpels, the remainder of the tumor wasminced into tiny cubes <1 mm³ and transferred into a 50 ml conical tube(BD Falcon, Franklin Lakes, N.J.) containing 10 ml pre-warmed M199-media(ThermoFisher Scientific), 2 mg/ml collagenase P (Roche, Basel,Switzerland) and 10U/μl DNase I (Roche). Tumor pieces were digested inthis media for 10 minutes at 37° C., then vortexed for 10 seconds andpipetted up and down for 1 minute using pipettes of descending sizes (25ml, 10 ml and 5 ml). As needed, this was repeated twice more until asingle-cell suspension was obtained. This suspension was then filteredusing a 70 μm nylon mesh (ThermoFisher Scientific) and residual cellclumps were discarded. The suspension was supplemented with 30 ml PBS(Life Technologies) with 2% fetal calf serum (FCS) (Gemini Bioproducts,West Sacramento, Calif.) and immediately placed on ice. Aftercentrifuging at 580 g at 4° C. for 6 minutes, the supernatant wasdiscarded and the cell pellet was re-suspended in PBS with 1% FCS andplaced on ice prior to staining for FACS.

Single-Cell Cohort: FACS

Single-cell suspensions were stained with CD45-FITC (VWR, Radnor, Pa.)and live/dead stain using Zombie Aqua (BioLegend, San Diego, Calif.) permanufacturer recommendations. First, doublets were excluded based onforward and sideward scatter, then Applicants gated on viable cells(Aqua^(low)) and sorted single cells (CD45⁺ or CD45⁻) into 96-wellplates chilled to 4° C., pre-prepared with 10 μl TCL buffer (Qiagen)supplemented with 1% beta-mercaptoethanol (lysis buffer). Single-celllysates were sealed, vortexed, spun down at 3,700 rpm at 4° C. for 2minutes, placed on dry ice and transferred for storage at −80° C.

scRNA-Seq

For plate-based scRNA-seq, whole Transcriptome Amplification (WTA) wasperformed with a modified SMART-Seq2 protocol, as described previously(Trombetta et al., 2014) with Maxima Reverse Transcriptase (LifeTechnologies) instead of Superscript II. Next, WTA products were cleanedwith Agencourt XP DNA beads and 70% ethanol (Beckman Coulter, Brea,Calif.) and Illumina sequencing libraries were prepared using Nextera XT(Illumina, San Diego, Calif.), as previously described (Trombetta etal., 2014). The 96 samples of a multiwell plates were pooled, andcleaned with two 0.8×DNA SPRIs (Beckman Coulter). Library quality wasassessed with a high sensitivity DNA chip (Agilent) and quantified witha high sensitivity dsDNA Quant Kit (Life Technologies).

For droplet-based scRNA-seq, experiments were performed on the 10×Genomics Chromium platform, with the Chromium Single Cell 3′ Library &Gel Bead Kit v2 and Chromium Single Cell 3′ Chip kit v2 according to themanufacturer's instructions in the Chromium Single Cell 3′ Reagents KitsV2 User Guide. Briefly, ˜6,000 cells were re-suspended in PBSsupplemented with 0.04% BSA and loaded to each channel. The cells werethen partitioned into Gel Beads in Emulsion in the GemCode instrument,where cell lysis and barcoded reverse transcription of RNA occurred,followed by amplification, shearing and 5′ adaptor and sample indexattachment.

Barcoded single cell transcriptome libraries were sequenced with 38 bppaired end reads on an Illumina NextSeq 500 Instrument.

Validation Cohorts: RNA-Capture and Bulk RNA-Seq

RNA extraction from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissueslides was performed by the Genomics Platform of the Broad Institute(Cambridge, Mass.). For cDNA library construction total RNA was assessedfor quality using the Caliper LabChip GX2 (Perkin Elmer). The percentageof fragments with a size greater than 200 nt (DV200) was calculated andan aliquot of 200 ng of RNA was used as the input for first strand cDNAsynthesis using Illumina's TruSeq RNA Access Library Prep Kit. Synthesisof the second strand of cDNA was followed by indexed adapter ligation.Subsequent PCR amplification enriched for adapted fragments. Theamplified libraries were quantified using an automated PicoGreen assay(Thermo Fisher Scientific, Cambridge, Mass.). 200 ng of each cDNAlibrary, not including controls, were combined into 4-plex pools.Capture probes that target the exome were added, and hybridized for therecommended time. Following hybridization, streptavidin magnetic beadswere used to capture the library-bound probes from the previous step.Two wash steps effectively remove any nonspecifically bound products.These same hybridization, capture and wash steps are repeated to assurehigh specificity. A second round of amplification enriches the capturedlibraries. After enrichment, the libraries were quantified with qPCRusing the KAPA Library Quantification Kit for Illumina SequencingPlatforms (Illumina) and then pooled equimolarly. The entire process wasperformed in 96-well format and all pipetting was done by either AgilentBravo or Hamilton Starlet. Pooled libraries were normalized to 2 nM anddenatured using 0.1 N NaOH prior to sequencing. Flowcell clusteramplification and sequencing were performed according to themanufacturer's protocols using Illumina HiSeq 2000 or 2500 (Illumina).Each run was a 76 bp paired-end with an eight-base index barcode read.Data was analyzed using the Broad Picard Pipeline(broadinstitute.github.io/picard/), which includes de-multiplexing anddata aggregation.

scRNA-Seq Data Pre-Processing

BAM files were converted to merged, demultiplexed FASTQ files. Thepaired-end reads obtained with the SMART-Seq2 protocol were mapped tothe UCSC hg19 human transcriptome using Bowtie (Langmead et al., 2009),and transcript-per-million (TPM) values were calculated with RSEM v1.2.8in paired-end mode (Li and Dewey, 2011). The paired-end reads obtainedwith the 10× Genomics platform were mapped to the UCSC hg19 humantranscriptome using STAR (Dobin et al., 2013), and gene counts/TPMvalues were obtained using the 10× Genomics computational pipeline(cellranger-2.1.0).

For bulk RNA-Seq data, expression levels of genes were quantified asE_(i,j)=log₂(TPM_(i,j)+1), where TPM_(i,j) denotes the TPM value of genei in sample j. For scRNA-seq data, expression levels were quantified asE_(i,j)=log₂(TPM_(i,j)/10+1), where TPM_(i,j) denotes the TPM value ofgene i in cell j. TPM values were divided by 10 because the complexityof the single-cell libraries is estimated to be within the order of100,000 transcripts. The 10⁻¹ factoring prevents counting eachtranscript ˜10 times, which would have resulted in overestimating thedifferences between positive and zero TPM values. The average expressionof a gene i across a population of N cells, denoted here as P, wasdefined as

$E_{i,p} = {\log_{2}\left( {1 + \frac{\Sigma_{j \in P}{TPM}_{i,j}}{N}} \right)}$

For each cell, Applicants quantified the number of genes with at leastone mapped read, and the average expression level of a curated list ofhousekeeping genes (Tirosh et al., 2016a). Applicants excluded all cellswith either fewer than 1,700 detected genes or an average housekeepingexpression (E, as defined above) below 3 (see, e.g., Tables 2 and 25).For the remaining cells, Applicants calculated the average expression ofeach gene (E_(p)), and excluded genes with an average expression below4, which defined a different set of genes in different analysesdepending on the subset of cells included. In cases where Applicantsanalyzed different cell types together, Applicants removed genes only ifthey had an average E_(p) below 4 in each of the different cell typesthat were included in the analysis. When analyzing CD45⁺ cells,Applicants excluded genes as described above only after the assignmentof cells to cell types in order to prevent the filtering of genes thatwere expressed by less abundant cell types.

Data Imputation and Normalization

In all differential expression analyses of SMART-Seq2, Applicants firstmodeled the read counts as a mixture of a negative binomial (NB) andPoisson components to estimate the expression levels, using SCDE (Fan etal., 2016) with the code provided in github.com/hms-dbmi/scde. Theresulting normalized and imputed expression matrix, denoted as E′, wasused in the differential expression analyses. Analysis of droplet-basedscRNA-seq data (10× Genomics Chromium, above) was performed with theSeurat package (www.satijalab.org/seurat), using the likelihood-ratiotest for differential gene expression analyses (McDavid et al., 2013).

Identifying Cell States Associated with Specific Tumor Compositions

Applicants combined scRNA-seq and bulk RNA-Seq data to characterize thestate of a specific cell type in tumors with a specific cellularcomposition (See, e.g. FIGS. 44B and 62B). The method takes as inputscRNA-seq data and a cohort of bulk RNA-Seq data, both collected fromtumors of the same cancer type. The implementation of the approach isprovided via GitHub(github.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance/wiki/Mapping-immune-resistance-in-melanoma;ImmRes2_immuneResistanceProgram.R), and can be applied to regenerate theresults reported here and facilitate new discoveries. For clarityApplicants describe the approach for malignant cells and T cells asapplied here, although it can be applied to any pair of cell types,depending on data availability.

Step 1. Analyses of the Input scRNA-Seq Data:

(a) assign cells to cell types (see sections: Classification ofmalignant and stromal cells and Classification of immune cells); and (b)define a signature of malignant cells and a signature of T cells,consisting of genes which are primarily (specifically) expressed bymalignant cells or T cells, respectively (see section: Data-drivensignatures of specific cell types).

Step 2. Analyses of the Input Bulk RNA-Seq Data:

(a) estimate the T cell infiltration level in each tumor by computingthe overall expression (OE, see section: Computing the OE of genesignatures) of the T cell signature in each bulk sample; (b) compute thePearson correlation coefficient between the expression of the genes inthe malignant signature and the OE of the T cell signature across thebulk tumors; and (c) define the seed exclusion-up (down) signature asthe top 20 malignant genes that are significantly negatively(positively) correlated in (b) (adjusted P<0.1, using Benjamini-Hochbergcorrection for multiple hypotheses testing (Benjamini and Hochberg,1995)).

If confounding factors in the bulk RNA-Seq data should be controlledfor, partial Pearson correlation is used in (2.b).

Step 3. Analyses of the Input scRNA-Seq Data of the Malignant Cells:

(a) compute the OE of the seed exclusion signatures in each of themalignant cells; (b) compute the partial Spearman correlationcoefficient between the expression of each gene and the OE of the seedexclusion signatures across the single malignant cells, whilecontrolling for technical quality (the number of reads and genes thatwere detected in the cells). Other confounding factors, besidestechnical variation, can also be controlled for, for example, cell cycle(see below).

Of note, to examine whether the seed signatures capture the two opposingtranscriptional components of a malignant cell state, Applicants testwhether their OE across the malignant cells is negatively correlated.

Step 4. Derive the Final Genome-Scale Exclusion Signatures, Defined as:

(i) exclusion-up: genes which were significantly positively correlatedwith the seed exclusion-up signature and significantly negativelycorrelated with the seed exclusion-down signature in the analysisdescribed in (STEP 3); and (ii) exclusion-down: genes which weresignificantly positively correlated with the seed exclusion-downsignature and significantly negatively correlated with the seedexclusion-up signature in the analysis described in (STEP 3). In thisanalysis, a gene is defined as significantly correlated with a signatureif it was among the 200 topmost correlated genes, with Spearmancorrelation coefficient |ρ|>0.1 and adjusted p-value<10⁻¹⁰(Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple hypotheses testing(Benjamini and Hochberg, 1995)).

To generate the exclusion program reported in the manuscript, Applicantsapplied the approach to the clinical scRNA-seq melanoma data and bulkRNA-Seq data of 473 Skin Cutaneous Melanoma (SKCM) tumors from TCGA (asprovided in xenabrowser.net/datapages/). In (STEP 2) Applicants used theCD8⁺ T cell signature Applicants generated (Table 26B).

Applicants also performed several additional analyses. First, forcomparison, Applicants also applied the approach to other T cellpopulations, by using other T cell signatures (Table 26B) in (STEP 2):pan-T cells (CD3⁺), CD4⁺ T cells; naïve, cytotoxic, and exhausted CD8⁺ Tcell subsets; and naïve, exhausted, and regulatory CD4⁺ T cell subsets.Second, to compute the relative abundance of CD8⁺ T cells among thenon-malignant cells Applicants used the CD8⁺ T cell signature and tumorpurity that was previously assessed by genetic variations with ABSULOTE(Akbani et al., 2015; Carter et al., 2012). Of note, in this setting theresulting “up” and “down” seed signatures were less anti-correlated witheach other across the single malignant cells (Pearson r=−0.22,P=1.40*10⁻²⁴, compared to r=−0.58, P=6.19*10⁻¹⁸³, in the originalsetting). These findings indicate that the association between the stateof the malignant cells and the relative proportion of T cells out of thenon-malignant compartment may be more complex than the connectionbetween malignant cells states and the proportion of T cells in theoverall tumor. Tumor purity was provided in (STEP 2) as a confoundingfactor. Third, Applicants applied the approach when controlling fortumor and cellular proliferation. To do so, Applicants computed the OEof two cell cycle signatures (G1/S and G2/M, Table 26A (Tirosh et al.,2016)) across the bulk tumors and single malignant cells. Applicantsthen provided these values as confounding factors in (STEP 2) and (STEP3), to control for the tumor proliferation rate and cell cycling,respectively.

In cases where the approach is applied to two cell types whose abundancein the tumor is highly correlated, for example macrophages and T cells,the seed exclusion-up signature can be identified in a more permissivemanner. Otherwise, it may include very few genes. In the case ofmacrophages and T cells, the (more permissive) seed exclusion-upsignature includes macrophage specific genes that fulfill the followingrequirements: (1) in comparison to other macrophage specific genes,their expression across bulk tumors has a low correlation to T cellabundance (conditional probability <0.1); and (2) their expressionacross macrophages in the scRNA-seq data is negatively correlated to theOE of the exclusion-down seed signature. The analysis then proceeds inthe same manner as described above.

Computing the OE of Gene Signatures

Gene modules are more robust to noise and provide more coherent signalsthan the expression of single genes (Shalek et al., 2013, 2014; Wagneret al., 2016). To compute the OE of a gene module or signatureApplicants used a scheme that filters technical variation and highlightsbiologically meaningful patterns. The procedure is based on the notionthat the measured expression of a specific gene is correlated with itstrue expression (signal), but also contains a technical (noise)component. The latter may be due to various stochastic processes in thecapture and amplification of the gene's transcripts, sample quality, aswell as variation in sequencing depth (Wagner et al., 2016). Thesignal-to-noise ratio varies, depending, among other variables, on genetranscript abundance.

Applicants therefore computed the OE of gene signatures in a way thataccounts for the variation in the signal-to-noise ratio across genes andcells. Given a gene signature and a gene expression matrix E (as definedabove), Applicants first binned the genes into 50 expression binsaccording to their average expression across the cells or samples. Theaverage expression of a gene across a set of cells within a sample isE_(i,p) (see: RNA-Seq data pre-processing) and the average expression ofa gene across a set of N tumor samples was defined as:

${_{j}\left\lbrack E_{ij} \right\rbrack} = {\Sigma_{j}{\frac{E_{ij}}{N}.}}$

Given a gene signature S that consists of K genes, with k_(b) genes inbin b, Applicants sample random S-compatible signatures fornormalization. A random signature is S-compatible with signature S if itconsists of overall K genes, such that in each bin (b) it has exactlyk_(b) genes. The OE of signature S in cell or sample j is then definedas:

${{OE}_{j} = \frac{\Sigma_{i \in S}C_{ij}}{_{\overset{\sim}{S}}\left\lbrack {\Sigma_{i \in \overset{\sim}{S}}C_{ij}} \right\rbrack}}$

Where {tilde over (S)} is a random S-compatible signature, and C_(ij) isthe centered expression of gene i in cell or sample j, defined asC_(ij)=E_(ij)−

[E_(ij)]. Because the computation is based on the centered geneexpression matrix C, genes that generally have a higher expressioncompared to other genes will not skew or dominate the signal.

Applicants found that 1,000 random S-compatible signatures aresufficient to yield a robust estimate of the expected value

_({tilde over (S)})[Σ_(i∈{tilde over (S)})C_(ij)]. The distribution ofthe OE values was normal or a mixture of normal distributions, and,unlike the expression of a single gene, fulfilled the assumptions of themixed effects models or hierarchal linear models that Applicants appliedto study the differential expression of gene signatures (as described inthe Identifying differentially expressed gene sets section).

In cases where the OE of a given signature has a bimodal distributionacross the cell population, it can be used to naturally separate thecells into two subsets. To this end, Applicants applied the ExpectationMaximization (EM) algorithm for mixtures of normal distributions todefine the two underlying normal distributions. Applicants then assignedcells to the two subsets, depending on the distribution (high or low)that they were assigned to.

Applicants use the term a transcriptional program (e.g., the immuneresistant program) to characterize cell states which are defined by apair of signatures, such that one (S-up) is overexpressed and the other(S-down) is underexpressed. Applicants define the OE of such cell statesas the OE of S-up minus the OE of S-down.

To compute the OE of gene signatures in bulk tumors or single cell dataone can apply the R code Applicants provide via GitHub(github.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance; ImmRes_OE.R).

Classification of Malignant and Stromal Cells

In the non-immune compartment (CD45⁻ cells), Applicants distinguishedmalignant and nonmalignant cells according to three criteria: (1) theirinferred CNV profiles (Tirosh et al., 2016); (2) under-expression ofdifferent nonmalignant cell type signatures; and (3) higher similarityto melanoma tumors than to adjacent normal tissue, based on thecomparison to bulk RNA-Seq profiles. Specifically: (1) to infer CNVsfrom the scRNA-seq data Applicants used the approach described in(Tirosh et al., 2016) as implemented in the R code provided ingithub.com/broadinstitute/inferCNV with the default parameters. Cellswith an average absolute CNV level that was below the 0.1 quantile ofthe entire CD45⁻ cell population were considered as potentiallynonmalignant according to this criterion. (2) Applicants used signaturesof endothelial cells, stromal cells, and Cancer Associated Fibroblasts(CAFs), as provided in Table 26A and C. The signatures combinewell-established markers from two sources(www.biolegend.com/cell_markers and (Tirosh et al., 2016)). Applicantscomputed the OE of these three signatures in each of the CD45⁻ cells,while controlling for the impact of technical cell quality (as describedin section Computing the OE of gene signatures). CD45⁻ cells thatexpressed any one of these three signatures above the 0.95 quantile wereconsidered as potentially nonmalignant according to this criterion. (3)Applicants downloaded the pan-cancer TCGA RNA-SeqV2 expression data fromxena.ucsc.edu, and log²-transformed the RSEM-based gene quantifications.For each cell, Applicants computed the correlation (e.g., Spearmancorrelation) between its profile (in TPM) and each bulk profile (in TPM)of 473 skin cutaneous melanoma samples and 727 normal solid tissues.Applicants then tested, for each cell, if it was more similar to themelanoma tumors compared to the normal tissues, by applying a one-sidedWilcoxon ranksum test on the correlation coefficients that were obtainedfor that cell. Cells that were more similar to the normal tissues(P<0.05, Wilcoxon ranksum test) were considered as potentiallynonmalignant according to this criterion.

The cell assignments that were obtained by these three differentcriteria were highly consistent (see, e.g., FIGS. 69A,B, hypergeometricp-value<10⁴⁷). Cells that were identified as potentially nonmalignantaccording to one or more of these three criteria were defined asnonmalignant, and were omitted from further analyses of the malignantcells. The nonmalignant CD45⁻ cells were further classified into CAFsand endothelial cells, if they overexpressed only one of thecorresponding gene signatures, and as unresolved cells otherwise.

Classification of Immune Cells

To classify immune cells, Applicants first filtered CD45⁺ cells thatwere potentially malignant or doublets of immune and malignant cellsbased on their inferred CNV profiles. To this end, Applicants definedthe overall CNV level of a given cell as the sum of the absolute CNVestimates across all genomic windows. For each tumor, Applicantsgenerated its CATTY profile by averaging the CNV profiles of itsmalignant cells, when considering only those with the highest overallCNV level (top 10%). Applicants then evaluated each cell by two values:(1) its overall CNV level, and (2) its CNV-R-score, that is, theSpearman correlation coefficient obtained when comparing its CNV profileto the CNV profile of its tumor. These two values were used to classifycells as malignant, nonmalignant, and unresolved cells that wereexcluded from further analysis (see, e.g., FIGS. 69C-E).

Next, Applicants applied two different clustering approaches to assignimmune (CD45⁺) cells into cell types. In the first approach, Applicantsclustered the CD45⁺ cells according to 194 well-established markers of22 immune cell subtypes (Table 26A; assembled fromwww.biolegend.com/cell_markers and (Tirosh et al., 2016)). Theclustering was performed in three steps: (1) Applicants computed thePrincipal Components (PCs) of the scRNA-seq profiles, while restrictingthe analysis to the 194 biomarker genes. Applicants used the top PCsthat captured more than 50% of the cell-cell variation. In the presentedanalyses, 10 PCs were used, but the results were robust and stable whenusing the first 5-15 PCs. (2) Applicants applied t-SNE (t-DistributedStochastic Neighbor Embedding) (van der Maaten and Hinton, 2008) totransform these first PCs to a two-dimensional embedding, using the Rimplementation of the t-SNE method with the default parameters, asprovided in lvdmaaten.github.io/tsne/. (3) Applicants applied a densityclustering method, DBscan (Ester et al., 1996), on the two-dimensionalt-SNE embedding that was obtained in (2). This process resulted in fourclusters for which the top preferentially expressed genes includedmultiple known markers of particular cell types (see, e.g., FIGS.69F,G). Alternatively, this process resulted in six clusters for whichthe top preferentially expressed genes included multiple known markersof particular cell types.

To map between clusters and cell types Applicants compared each clusterto the other clusters according to the OE of the different cell typesignatures (one sided t-test, Table 26A). The cell type signature thatwas most significantly (t-test p-value<10⁻¹⁰) overexpressed in thecluster compared to all other clusters was used to define the clusteridentity. In this manner, Applicants annotated the clusters as CD8⁺ andCD4⁺ T cells, B cells, and macrophages (see, e.g., FIG. 62D).Alternatively, Applicants annotated the clusters as CD8 and CD4 T cells,B cells, macrophages, and neutrophils (FIG. 1C). Cells that clusteredwith the CD8⁺ T cells and did not express CD8A or CD8B were labeled asNK cells if they overexpressed NK markers, otherwise they wereconsidered as unresolved T cells. T cells that were clustered togetherwith the CD4 T cells and expressed CD8A or CD8B were also considered asunresolved T cells. Unresolved T cells were not used in furtheranalyses.

To assess the robustness of the assignments, Applicants applied anotherapproach, and determined the concordance between the two assignments. Inthe second approach, Applicants first made initial cell assignmentsbased on the OE of well-established cell type markers: T cells (CD2,CD3D, CD3E, CD3G), B cells (CD19, CD79A, CD79B, BLK), and macrophages(CD163, CD14, CSF1R). Across all the CD45⁺ cells, the OE levels of thesesignatures had bimodal distributions. Applicants used the bimodal OE ofeach signature to assign cells to cell types (see Computing OE of genesignatures). Cells that were assigned to more than one cell type at thispoint were considered as unresolved. Cells that were defined as T cellsaccording to this measure were further classified as CD8⁺ or CD4⁺ Tcells if they expressed CD8 (CD8A or CD8B) or CD4, respectively. T cellsthat expressed both CD4 and CD8 were considered as unresolved. As aresult, 67.3% of the cells had an initial cell type assignment.

Next, Applicants clustered the cells with the Infomap algorithm (Rosvalland Bergstrom, 2008). Infomap decomposes an input graph into modules byderiving a compressive description of random walks on the graph. Theinput to the algorithm was an unweighted k-NN graph (k=50) thatApplicants generated based on the expression of the 194 biomarker genesacross the CD45⁺ cells. Infomap produced 22 clusters, separating thedifferent CD45⁺ cells not only according to cell types but alsoaccording to various cell states. For each cluster, Applicants examinedif it was enriched with cells of a specific cell type, according to theinitial assignments. Nineteen clusters were enriched with only one celltype. The cells within these clusters were assigned to the cell type oftheir cluster, unless their initial assignment was different, and inthis case, they were considered as unresolved.

The cell type assignments that were obtained by the two approaches werehighly concordant: 97% of the cells had the same assignment with bothapproaches.

Interactive visualization of the immune cells' tSNE plots are providedinportals.broadinstitute.org/single_cell/study/melanoma-immunotherapy-resistance.

Data-Driven Signatures of Specific Cell Types

To identify cell type signatures Applicants performed pairwisecomparisons between the eight cell types that Applicants identified:malignant cells, CAFs, endothelial cells, NK cells, B cells,macrophages, and CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ T cells. Applicants performed thesecomparisons via one-sided Wilcoxon ranksum-tests on the normalized dataE. Genes were considered as cell type specific if they wereoverexpressed in a particular cell type compared to all other cell types(Wilcoxon ranksum-test p-value<10⁻⁵). For T cell types (CD8⁺ and CD4⁺)Applicants used more permissive cutoffs, as the transcriptionaldifferences between these cell types are more subtle. To ensure that thegenes are significantly higher in the specific T cell type across allpairwise comparisons, for each T cell type Applicants: (1) computed theleast significant (maximal) p-value for each gene, when comparing itsexpression in the T cell type (CD8⁺ or CD4⁺) to its expression in eachof the other cell types, (2) used the genes with the lowest maximalp-values to construct the signature (at most 50 genes with maximalP<2*10⁻³). To derive a Pan-T cell signature that characterizes both CD8⁺and CD4⁺ T cells, Applicants used genes that were overexpressed in CD8⁺and CD4⁺ T cells (P<10⁻⁵) compared to all other cell types, whendisregarding T cells and NK cells.

To derive CD8⁺ T cell state signatures Applicants: (1) classified CD8⁺ Tcells as cytotoxic, exhausted, naïve, or ‘undetermined’ based onwell-established markers of these cell states (Table 26A); (2) performedpairwise comparisons between the different CD8⁺ T cell subsets to deriveinitial CD8⁺ T cell state signatures; (3) compared each CD8⁺ T cellsubset to all other cell types (e.g., B cells, macrophages, etc.), and(4) filtered non-specific genes from the initial CD8⁺ T cell statesignatures. Applicants performed the same analysis with CD4⁺ T cells toderive signatures of cytotoxic, exhausted, naïve, and regulatory CD4⁺ Tcells. The cytotoxic CD4⁺ T cells signature included only four genes andthus was not used in subsequent analyses.

Applicants also identified signatures of three broader cell typecategories: immune cells, lymphocytes, and stromal cells. The immunecell signature includes genes that are overexpressed by all the immunecell types compared to all other non-immune cells, and likewise for theother two cell categories. The lymphocyte signature included only fivegenes and thus was not used in subsequent analyses.

The lists of cell subtype specific genes, which were identified asdescribed above, are provided in Table 26B. The implementation of theseanalyses is provided via GitHub(github.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance/wiki/Mapping-immune-resistance-in-melanoma;see ImmRes1_denovoCellTypeSig.R), and can be applied to reproduce thecell subtype signatures and generate cell subtype signatures based onother scRNA-seq cohorts.

Alternatively, to identify cell-type signatures Applicants performedpairwise comparisons between the nine different cell types thatApplicants identified: malignant cells, CD8 and CD4 T-cells, NK cells,B-cells, macrophages, neutrophils, CAFs, and endothelial cells.Applicants then performed pairwise comparisons between the differentcell types via one-sided Wilcoxon ranksum-tests on the imputed andnormalized data E′. Genes that were overexpressed in a particular cellsubtype compared to all other cell subtypes (Wilcoxon ranksum-testp-value<10⁻⁵) were considered as cell-type specific. For cell types withless than 1,000 cells Applicants also ranked the genes based on themaximal p-value that was obtained when comparing the cell type to eachof the other cell types; the bottom 100 genes that also passed the firstfilter were considered as cell type specific. As CD8 T-cells and NKcells had similar expression patterns, Applicants excluded NK cells fromthe analysis when identifying T-cell specific genes. In the analysesdescribed above Applicants considered the CD4 and CD8 as one entity ofT-cells, but also derived CD4 and CD8 specific signatures, byconsidering as separated entities. The lists of cell-type specific genesare provided in table 3.

Identifying the Post-Treatment Program

To identify potential signatures of resistance, Applicants searched fortranscriptional features that distinguish between the cells of TN (i.e.,treatment naïve, or untreated) and ICR patients (i.e., post-treatment),for each cell category separately. In certain examples, Applicantsanalyzed each cell type that had a sufficient number (>100) of cells:malignant cells, macrophages, B cells, CD8 and CD4 T cells.

Applicants identified genes differentially expressed between themalignant cells of untreated and post-treatment tumors by using asubsampling approach that mitigates the effects of outliers and preventstumors with a particularly large number of sequenced malignant cellsfrom dominating the results. In each subsample, Applicants selected asubset of the tumors, subsampled at most 30 malignant cells from eachtumor, and identified differentially expressed genes between thepost-treatment and untreated cells. Differentially expressed genes wereidentified by applying SCDE (Kharchenko et al., 2014), a Bayesian methodthat was developed specifically to detect single-cell differentialexpression. As input to SCDE Applicants used the normalized and imputedexpression matrix E′ (see Data imputation and normalization).

Applicants repeated the subsampling procedure 500 times, and computedfor each gene g the fraction of subsamples in which it was found to besignificantly under (F_(down,g)) or over (F_(up,g)) expressed in thepost-treatment population compared to the untreated population(|z-score|>1.96). Genes with F_(down,g) values larger than the 0.9quantile of the F down distribution were considered as potentiallydown-regulated in the post-treatment malignant cells. Likewise, geneswith F_(up,g) values larger than the 0.9 quantile were considered aspotentially up-regulated in the respective post-treatment malignantcells.

Applicants further filtered the signatures with two additionalstatistical tests that Applicants applied on the full scRNA-seq data(E′) of the malignant cells. The first test was SCDE followed bymultiple hypotheses correction (Holm-Bonferroni (Holm, 1979)). Thesecond was a non-parametric empirical test, where Applicants performed aWilcoxon ranksum test to examine if a given gene is differentiallyexpressed in the post-treatment vs. untreated cells, based on E′.Applicants corrected for multiple hypotheses testing using theBenjamini-Hochberg False Discovery Rate (FDR) (Benjamini and Hochberg,1995), and obtained empirical p-values to ensure the differences inexpression were not merely reflecting differences in cell quality (i.e.,the number of aligned reads per cell). To this end, Applicants generated1,000 random permutations of the gene expression matrix E′, such thateach permutation preserves the overall distribution of each gene, aswell as the association between the expression of each gene and cellquality. Applicants performed the Wilcoxon ranksum test on the permutedE′ matrixes to compute empirical p-values.

To assemble the final post-treatment signatures, Applicants selectedgenes that fulfilled the subsampling criteria described above and weremost significantly differentially expressed according to both the SCDEand empirical tests (top 200 genes with corrected P<0.05).

The implementation of these analyses is provided via GitHub(github.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance/wiki/Mapping-immune-resistance-in-melanoma;ImmRes2_immuneResistanceProgram.R), and can be applied to regenerate thepost-treatment signatures from the data.

Identifying Differentially Expressed Gene Sets

To test the ability of a given gene signature to distinguish between themalignant cells collected from post-treatment vs. untreated patientsApplicants modeled the data with a mixed-effects model that accounts forthe dependencies and structure of the data. The model had overall fivecovariates and two levels: (1) a cell-level, and (2) a sample-level.Level-1 covariates controlled for cell quality by providing the numberof reads (log-transformed) and the number of genes that were detected ineach malignant cell, and denoted which cells were cycling, based on thebimodal OE of the cell cycle signatures defined in (Tirosh et al.,2016). Level-2 covariates were the patient's gender, age, and treatmentgroup, and a binary covariate that denotes if the sample was ametastatic or a primary lesion. The sample-level controlled for thedependency between the scRNA-seq profiles of malignant cells that wereobtained from the same patient, having a sample-specific intercept.Using this model Applicants quantified the significance of theassociation between the treatment covariate and the OE of a givensignature across the malignant cells. Applicants implemented themixed-effects model in R, using the lme4 and lmerTest packages(CRAN.R-project.org/package=lme4, CRAN.R-project.org/package=lmerTest).

Applicants applied this approach to test the post-treatment andexclusion programs defined here, as well as annotated pre-defined genesets downloaded from MSigDB v6.0 (Subramanian et al., 2005). The resultsare provided in Tables 4, 8 and FIGS. 2C and 63D.

Cross Validation Analysis

To examine the generalizability of the post-treatment signaturesApplicants performed a cross-validation procedure. In eachcross-validation round the test set consisted of all the cells of onepatient, and the training set consisted of the data from all the otherpatients in the cohort. In each round, Applicants used only the trainingdata to generate post-treatment signatures (as described in Identifyingthe post-treatment program), and computed the OE of the resultingpost-treatment program. To center the expression matrix for thecomputation of the OE values, Applicants used all the malignant cells inthe data, such that the OE scores of one patient were relative to thoseof the other patients. Finally, Applicants computed Receiver OperatingCharacteristic (ROC) curves based on the resulting post-treatment OEscores, obtained for the test set. In an example, Applicants computedthe OE of the resulting mICR (post-treatment) signatures in the cells ofthe test patient to obtain their resistance scores (mICR-up minusmICR-down).

Integrating the Exclusion and Post-Treatment Programs

Applicants combined the post-treatment and exclusion programs with asimple union of the matching signatures, into the immune resistanceprogram (Table 27A and Table 28). To give more weight to genes that areincluded in both signatures Applicants compute the OE of the resistanceprogram by averaging the OE of the exclusion and post-treatmentprograms.

Applicants further refined the immune resistance program by integratingthe scRNA-seq data with the results of a genome-scale CRISPR screen thatidentified gene KOs which sensitize malignant melanoma cells to T cellkilling (Patel et al., 2017). Applicants defined the single malignantcells as putatively “resistant” if they underexpressed (lowest 1%) oneof the top hits of the screen: B2M, CD58, HLA-A, MLANA, SOX10, SRP54,TAP2, TAPBP. This underexpression did not reflect low cell quality,because these “resistant” cells had a higher number of genes and reads.These cells had significantly higher immune resistance scores(P=2.24*10⁻¹⁸ and 1.59*10⁻³, t-test and mixed-effects, respectively),and were enriched with cycling cells (P=1.74*10⁻¹³, hypergeometrictest). Applicants derived a functional resistance program that consistsof differentially expressed genes when comparing the “resistant” cellsto other malignant cells (Table 27A). Applicants then refined theresistance score by adding to it also the OE of this functional program(note that this purposely increases the contribution to the score ofgenes that are both in the original resistance program and areidentified by this additional comparison). In another example,Applicants identified the topmost differentially expressed genes bycomparing the “resistant” cells to other malignant cells, and includedin the refined immune resistance-up (down) signature only 25 immuneresistance-up (down) genes that pass this additional differentialexpression test.

Applicants report the performances of all the resistance programsubsets: exclusion, post-treatment, and their (weighted) union, with andwithout the functional refinement (FIGS. 73 and 74 and Tables 27-28). Ascomparators, Applicants used the hits of the co-culture screen alongwith other potentially prognostic signatures, to generate competingpredictors of patient survival and response (FIGS. 66G,H, 4E,H and 5E,H;and Tables 29A, 30 and 9 see section Competing ICI response predictors).

Exploring the Association Between the Immune Resistance Program and CellCycle

Applicants applied two approaches to examine the association between theimmune resistance program and cell cycle: (1) Applicants detected immuneresistance genes when using only non-cycling malignant cells, and (2)Applicants used all the data after filtering cell cycle effects.Applicants start by computing the OE of two cell cycle signatures (G1/Sand G2/M, Table 26A) (Tirosh et al., 2016) across the malignant cellsand bulk melanoma TCGA tumors.

In the first approach Applicants classified malignant cell as cycling ornon-cycling, and confirmed that the immune resistance program can berecovered also when excluding all cycling cells from consideration. Morespecifically, when analyzing only the non-cycling malignant cells, allbut two of the genes in the post-treatment signatures were stillsignificantly differentially expressed between the untreated andpost-treatment tumors, and all genes from the exclusion program werestill significantly associated with T cell exclusion.

In the second approach Applicants re-generated the program based on allthe data while controlling for cell cycle as a potential confounder. Inthe case of the exclusion signatures, Applicants provided these cellcycle scores as confounding factors in the partial correlation analyses(see steps 2 and 3 in Identifying cell states associated with specifictumor compositions). In the case of the post-treatment signatures,Applicants filtered out the cell cycle features from the data usingPAGODA (Fan et al., 2016) (using pagoda.subtract.aspect) and regeneratedthe post-treatment signature. This regression successfully masked thedifferences between cycling and non-cycling cells, for example, whenconsidering cell cycle genes (FIG. 70F). However, it did not mask theassociation between cycling cells and the expression of the immuneresistance genes (FIGS. 70G-H).

The resistance program that Applicants generated after filtering cellcycle effects (Table 27B) was very similar to the original one(P<1*10⁻¹⁷, hypergeometric test, Jaccard index=0.56 and 0.66, inducedand repressed signatures, respectively; FIG. 70D). Lastly, the OE of thetwo programs was highly correlated across the malignant cells (r=0.99,P<1*10⁻¹⁷), such that cycling cells overexpressed both programs(P<3.48*10⁻⁷, mixed-effects; FIG. 70E).

In another example, Applicants performed the following analysis toidentify gene modules that characterize cycling cells specifically inCD8 T-cells (table 7). First, Applicants identified cycling cells in theCD8 T-cells and in the malignant cells based on the bimodal OE of acell-cycle signature (the GO gene set cell cycle process, as defined inthe Overall Expression (OE) of gene signatures section). Applicants thenidentified differentially expressed genes (with SCDE (13)) between thecycling and non-cycling cells, separately in the CD8 T-cells and in themalignant cells. Lastly, Applicants filtered from the resulting CD8T-cell cycling signatures the genes that were also included in thecorresponding malignant signatures.

Cell-Cell Interaction Network

Applicants generated genome-scale cell-cell interactions networks byintegrating (1) protein-protein interactions that were previouslyassembled by (Ramilowski et al., 2015) as cognate ligand-receptor pairs,with (2) cell subtype specific signatures from the single-cell profiles,identified as described above in Data-driven signatures of specific celltypes. The resulting network maps the physical interactions between thedifferent cell subtypes that Applicants characterized. Each cell subtypeand protein are represented by a node in the network. An edge between acell subtype node and a ligand or receptor node denotes that thisprotein is included in the cell-subtype signatures. An edge between twoproteins denotes that they can physically bind to each other and mediatecell-cell interactions. A path from one cell subtype to anotherrepresents a potential route by which the cells can interact. For eachcell subtype, Applicants defined a ‘communication signature’, whichincludes all the surface proteins that can bind to this cell subtypesignature proteins. To examine if the immune resistant malignant cellssuppress their interactions with other cell subtypes Applicants examinedif the different immune resistance signatures were enriched(hypergeometric test) with genes from the different immune and stroma‘communication signatures’ (see, e.g., FIGS. 3E and 64B). An interactivemap of the cell-cell interaction network is provided inportals.broadinstitute.org/single_cell/study/melanoma-immunotherapy-resistance#study-download,and can be explored with Cytoscape www.cytoscape.org.

Clinical Longitudinal Analysis (Validation Cohort 1)

Applicants used a mixed-effects model to represent the longitudinaltreatment data (FIG. 62A, validation cohort 1) and examine theassociation between the expression of various gene signatures anddifferent treatment categories. The model included two levels: asample-level and a patient-level. The sample-level had overall 8covariates: three treatment covariates and five tumor microenvironmentcovariates. The sample-level treatment covariates denote in this casewhether the sample was exposed to: (1) targeted therapy (on/postRAF/MEK-inhibitors), (2) ICI (on/post), or (3) non-ICI immunotherapy (NKantibodies, IL2, IFN, or GM CSF) without ICI. The five sample-leveltumor microenvironment covariates control for potential changes in thetumor composition by providing the OE of the different nonmalignant celltype signatures that Applicants identified (Table 26B). Thepatient-level controlled for the dependency between the scRNA-seqprofiles of samples that were obtained from the same patient, having apatient-specific intercept. The dependent variable was the OE of a givensignature, which enabled us to quantify the association between theimmune resistance program (or any other signature) and the exposure toICI or targeted therapy (the second and first sample-level covariates,respectively). The implementation of this model is provided via GitHub(github.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance/wiki/Predicting-immunotherapy-resistance;ImmRes3_longitudinal.R).

In another example, Applicants used a mixed-effects model to representthe data and examine the association between the expression of variousgene signatures and different treatment categories. The model includedtwo levels. The first, sample-level, had 12 covariates, the first threedenote whether the sample was exposed to: (1) targeted therapy (on/postRAF/MEK-inhibitors), (2) ICI (on/post), with or without an additionalimmunotherapy, (3) non-ICI immunotherapy (NK antibodies, IL2, IFN, or GMCSF) without ICI. The other 9 sample-level covariates control forpotential changes in the tumor microenvironment by providing the OE ofthe different non-malignant cell subtype signatures that Applicantsidentified (table 3). The second, patient-level, controlled for thedependency between the scRNA-seq profiles of samples that were obtainedfrom the same patient, having a patient-specific intercept that providedthe baseline level for each patient.

Applicants used the mixed effects model to quantify the associationbetween the different ICR signatures and the exposure to ICI or targetedtherapy (the second and first sample-level covariates, respectively).When testing the association between the tumor composition and thetreatments Applicants used the model described above without the 9 TMEcovariates.

Applicants implemented the HLM model in R, using the lme4 and lmerTestpackages (CRAN.R-project.org/package=lme4,CRAN.R-project.org/package=lmerTest).

For each resistance signature, Applicants applied ANOVA to test if theinter-patient variation in the OE values was significantly greater thanthe intra-patient variation, and reported the least significant ANOVAp-value that was obtained.

The Immune Resistance Program Vs. Resistance to MAPK Inhibitors

To test if the immune resistance program is related to resistance toMAPK inhibitors Applicants analyzed a published clinical cohort ofpatient-matched melanoma tumors biopsied before MAPK inhibitor therapyand during disease progression (Hugo et al., 2015). Applicants used thesame mixed-effects model described above (Clinical longitudinal analysis(validation cohort 1)), except that instead of three treatmentcovariates Applicants had only one, denoting if the sample was pre orpost MAPKi treatment. The implementation of this analysis and itsapplication to this published cohort is provided via GitHub(github.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance/wiki/Predicting-immunotherapy-resistance;ImmRes3_longitudinal.R).

Multiplexed, Tissue Cyclic Immunofluorescence (t-CyCIF) of FFPE TissueSlides

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue slides, 5 μm inthickness, were generated at the Brigham and Women's Hospital PathologyCore Facility from tissue blocks collected from patients underIRB-approved protocols (DFCI 11-104). Multiplexed, tissue cyclicimmunofluorescence (t-CyCIF) was performed as described recently (Lin etal., 2018). For direct immunofluorescence, Applicants used the followingantibodies: CEP170 (Abcam, ab84545), LAMP2 (R&D technologies, AF6228),MITF (Abcam, ab3201), DLL3 (Abcam, ab103102, Rab), MITF (Abcam, ab3201,Ms), S100a-488 (Abcam, ab207367), CD3-555 (Abcam, ab208514), CD8a-660(eBioscience, 50-0008-80), cJUN-488 (Abcam, ab193780), cMyc-555 (Abcam,ab201780), HLAA-647 (Abcam, ab199837), TP53-488 (Cell Signaling, 5429),SQSTM1-555 (Abcam, ab203430). Stained slides from each round of CycIFwere imaged with a CyteFinder slide scanning fluorescence microscope(RareCyte Inc. Seattle Wash.) using either a 10× (NA=0.3) or 40×long-working distance objective (NA=0.6). Imager5 software (RareCyteInc.) was used to sequentially scan the region of interest in 4fluorescence channels. Image processing, background subtraction, imageregistration, single-cell segmentation and quantification were performedas previously described (Lin et al., 2018).

Mapping Cell-Cell Interactions Based on In Situ Imaging Data

Given the processed imaging data, Applicants assigned cells into celltypes by discretizing the log-transformed expression levels of the celltype markers (S100, MITF, CD3, and CD8). Applicants applied the EMalgorithm for mixtures of normal distributions to characterize the twonormal distributions for each of these cell type marker intensities.S100⁺/MITF⁺/CD3⁻/CD8⁻ cells were defined as malignant cells;S100⁻/MITF⁻/CD3⁺/CD8⁻ cells were defined as T cells, andS100⁻/MITF⁻/CD3⁺/CD8⁺ cells were defined as CD8⁺ T cells; other cellswere defined as uncharacterized.

For each image Applicants constructed a Delaunay (Gabriel) graph, wheretwo cells are connected to each other if there is no other cell betweenthem. Following the approach presented in (Goltsev et al., 2017),Applicants examined if cells of certain types were less/more likely tobe connected to each other in the graph. To this end, Applicantscomputed the odds ratio of cell-cell interactions of cell type A andcell type B by computing the observed frequency of interactions dividedby the expected theoretical frequency (calculated as the total frequencyof edges incident to type A multiplied by the total frequency of edgesincident to type B). Two cell types are less or more likely to interactthan expected by chance if the log-transformed odds ratio is less ormore than 0, respectively. The significance of the deviation from zerowas tested using the binomial distribution test.

For each malignant cell, Applicants computed an immune resistance scorebased on the in situ protein levels of the immune resistance markers.First, Applicants centered and scaled the log-transformed expression ofeach protein across the malignant cells from all images (to have a zeroaverage and a standard deviation of 1). Using this normalized data,Applicants computed the resistance-up score as the sum expression ofp53, DLL3, and Myc, the resistance-down score as the sum of HLA-A, Jun,LAMP2, and SQSTM1, and the final resistance score by subtracting theresistance-down score from the resistance-up score. The averageresistance score of the malignant cells in each image was used as the insitu resistance score of the corresponding tumor. Applicants thencompared these tumor resistance scores to those computed based on thescRNA-seq data from the same patient.

Next, Applicants examined the association between the expression of theindividual markers and the overall resistance score in the malignantcells and the level of T cell infiltration. Each image in the data wascomposed of a few hundred frames (119-648 frames/image), where eachframe consists of 1,502 cells on average. In each frame, Applicantscomputed: (1) the fraction of T cells, (2) the average expression of theindividual markers in the malignant cells, and (3) the average immuneresistance (as above) across the malignant cells. Applicants used ahierarchical logistic regression model to quantify the associationsbetween the expression of the individual markers (or overall resistancescore) in the malignant cells (2-3) and the fraction of T cells (1). Theindependent variables included the average expression of the marker (orthe average immune resistance score) in the malignant cells of the frame(level-1), the average expression of normalization markers in themalignant cells of the frame (level-1), and the image the frame wassampled from (level-2). The dependent variable was the discretized Tcell infiltration level of the frame, defining frames with high/lowlymphocyte-fraction as “hot”/“cold”, respectively. Applicants useddifferent cutoffs to define hot/cold frames, such that a frame with a Tcell fraction below the Q quantile was defined as cold, and a T cellfraction above the 1-Q quantile was defined as hot. Applicants reportonly markers that showed a consistent association with the “hot” or“cold” niche, when starting with a cutoff of Q=median (0.5), and thenusing increasingly more stringent cutoffs (0.4, 0.3, 0.2 and 0.1).Applicants provide the p-values obtained with Q=0.2.

Integrating scRNA-Seq and Spatial Data

Applicants integrated the scRNA-seq and multiplexed immunofluorescence(t-CyCIF) data via a variant of Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA),using the code provided in the R toolkit Seurat (Butler and Satija,2017). CCA aims to identify shared correlation structures acrossdatasets, such that each dataset provides multiple measurements of agene-gene covariance structure, and patterns which are common to bothdatasets are identified. Cells from both sources are then represented inan aligned-CCA space (Butler and Satija, 2017).

In the application, each cell in the t-CyCIF data was represented by thelog-transformed intensities of 14 markers. Each cell in the scRNA-seqdata was represented by the imputed expression of the genes encoding thesame 14 proteins. To impute the scRNA-seq data Applicants identified asignature for each marker, consisting of the top 50 genes which weremostly correlated with the marker expression across the cell populationin the scRNA-seq data. Applicants then used the OE of the markersignature as a measure of its activity in the scRNA-seq data.

The cells from both sources were represented in the resultingaligned-CCA space. Next, Applicants used the first five aligned-CCAdimensions to cluster the cells and represented them in a 2D t-SNEembedding (van der Maaten and Hinton, 2008). Clustering was preformedusing a shared nearest neighbor (SNN) modularity optimization basedclustering algorithm, which calculates k-nearest neighbors, constructsan SNN graph, and optimizes the modularity function to determineclusters (Waltman and van Eck, 2013).

To examine if cells clustered according to cell type or according tosource Applicants computed the expected number of cells from each twocategories to be assigned to the same cluster by chance, assuming arandom distribution of cells into clusters. Applicants then used theobserved vs. expected co-clustering ratio to quantify the deviation fromthe random distribution, and used the binomial test to compute thestatistical significance of this deviation from random.

Survival and ICI-Response Predictions

To test if a given signature predicts survival or progressionfree-survival (PFS) Applicants first computed the OE of the signature ineach tumor based on the bulk RNA-Seq data. Next, Applicants used a Coxregression model with censored data to compute the significance of theassociation between the OE values and prognosis. To examine if thesignature's predictive value was significant beyond T cell infiltrationlevels Applicants computed for each sample the OE of the CD8⁺ T cellsignature (above), used this as another covariate in the Cox regressionmodel, and computed another p-value for each signature, based on itsassociation with survival or PFS in this two-covariate model.

To visualize the predictions of a specific signature in a Kaplan Meier(KM) plot, Applicants stratified the patients into three groupsaccording to the OE of the signature: high or low expression correspondto the top or bottom 25% of the population, respectively, andintermediate otherwise. Applicants used a one-sided log-rank test toexamine if there was a significant difference between these threepatient groups in terms of their survival or PFS rates.

OR (or CB) was defined according to RESICT criteria, such that patientswith a complete or partial response were defined as OR patients.Patients with progressive disease were defined as PD, and patients withmore ill-defined response, such as stable disease or marginal responses,were excluded from this analysis. Applicants further stratified the ORpatients according to the duration of the response: (1) less than 6months, (2) more than 6 months and less than a year, and (3) more than ayear (long-term OR). Applicants applied one-sided t-tests to examine ifthe OE of the different signatures were differentially expressed in theOR vs. PD patients, or in the long-term OR patients compared to the PDpatients. Finally, Applicants tested the ability of the differentsignatures to predict complete response by comparing (t-test) betweenthe complete responders and all other patients with a RECIST annotation(n=101, see, e.g., FIGS. 4H, 14, 48H and 66H), and computing the AreaUnder the Curve (AUC) of the resulting ROC curve.

To reproduce this analysis and results see ImmRes_valCohort2.R providedingithub.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance/wiki/Predicting-immunotherapy-resistance (relevant functions are included in ImmRes5_valCohort2.R).

Controlling for Cell Cycle Effects in the Immune Resistance OE Scores

The single-cell data demonstrated that cycling cells have higherexpression of the immune resistant program. Since the tumorproliferation rate may be a dynamic and context-dependent property, itmight be advisable to compare between tumors based on their basalresistance level, namely, after controlling for the cell cycle effect.To this end, Applicants compute for each tumor the OE of two cell cyclesignatures (G1/S and G2/M signatures in Table 26A and 9). Applicantsthen fitted a linear model to estimate the expected OE of the resistancesignature, when using the OE of the two cell cycle signatures ascovariates. The residuals of this linear model, which quantify thedeviation from the expected resistance OE values, were considered as thebasal resistance level. In an example, Applicants preformed thisanalysis with different resistance signatures (e.g., uICR, exclusion,etc.).

Alternative ICI Response Predictors

To compare the predictive value of the resistance signatures to that ofother signatures, Applicants repeated the prediction process, asdescribe in Survival and ICI response predictions, for each of thefollowing gene signatures (Table 29 and 9): (1) cell type specificsignatures identified from the scRNA-seq data (as described in theData-driven signatures of specific cell types section); (2) signaturesthat characterize melanoma cell states (the AXL-high, MITF-high, andcell cycle states from (Tirosh et al., 2016)); (3) six sets of geneswhose CRISPR knockout in melanoma cells conferred resistance orsensitivity (FDR<0.05) to different types of immune killing according toa genome-scale in vivo screen (Manguso et al., 2017); (4) genes whoseCRISPR knockout in melanoma cells conferred resistance to T cell killing(top 10 and top 50) in a genome-scale co-culture screen (Patel et al.,2017); (5) immune-related signatures that were identified based on theanalysis of multiple pembrolizumab clinical datasets, and were shown topredict the response to pembrolizumab in an independent cohort (Ayers etal., 2017); (6) the Fluidigm Advanta™ Immuno-Oncology Gene Expressionsignatures(www.fluidigm.com/applications/advanta-immuno-oncology-gene-expression-assay);(7) immunotherapy resistance signatures identified in a clinical cohortof pre and post nivolumab treated melanomas (Riaz et al., 2017); (8)immune related signatures identified in a clinical melanoma cohort (Hugoet al., 2015) (9) immunotherapy resistance signatures identified in aclinical cohort of pre-anti-PD1 melanoma tumors (Hugo et al., 2016) and(10) PD-L1 expression.

Applicants summarize in table 9 the predictive value of each of thesesignatures when applied to predict melanoma (TCGA) patient survival, andthe PFS, clinical benefit (CB), and complete response in the melanomapatients of the aPD1 cohort.

Searching for Immune Sensitizing Drugs

Applicants performed the following analysis to identify drugs that couldselectively eradicate malignant cells with a high expression of theresistance program, using efficacy measures of 131 drugs across 639human cancer cell lines (Garnett et al., 2012). For each drug,Applicants defined sensitive cell lines as those with the lowest (bottom25%, however, the bottom 10% were previously used to define sensitivecell lines) IC50 values. Applicants then used the gene expressionprovided in (Garnett et al., 2012), computed the OE of the resistanceprogram in each of the 639 cells, and defined “resistant” cell lines asthose with the highest OE values (top 25%, or previously, top 10%).Next, for each drug Applicants built a hierarchical logistic regressionmodel, where the dependent variable is the cell line's (drug-specific)binary sensitivity assignment, and the independent variables are thecell lines' “resistance” assignments (level-1) and cancer types(level-2). Drugs then were ranked based on the one-tailed p-values thatquantify the significance of the positive association between the drugsensitivity (dependent) variable and the immune resistance (independent)variable.

To reproduce this analysis and results seegithub.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance/wiki/Repressing-the-immune-resistance-program.

Abemaciclib Treatment of Melanoma Cell Lines

Established melanoma cell lines IGR39, UACC62 and A2058 were acquiredfrom the Cancer Cell Line Encyplopedia (CCLE) from the Broad Institute.Cells were treated every 3 days with 500 nM abemacilib (LY2835219,MedChemExpress) or DMSO control. The doubling time of each cell line wasestablished and lines were seeded such that cells collected forscRNA-seq were derived from culture dishes with ˜50-60% confluency onday 7 of treatment. Cells were lifted off culture dishes using Versenesolution (Life Technologies), washed twice in 1×PBS, counted andresuspended in PBS supplemented with 0.04% BSA for loading for scRNA-seqwith the 10× Genomics platform.

Melanoma-TIL Co-Culture

An autologous pair of melanoma and TIL culture was provided by MDAnderson Cancer Center and were established using previously describedprotocols (Peng et al., 2016). Melanoma cells were pre-treated with 500nM abemaciclib or DMSO control for 7 days followed by co-culture withautologous TILs (with an effector to target ratio of 5:1) for 48 hours.TILs were removed by pipetting of the supernatant, and the remainingmelanoma cells were washed twice with PBS, lifted off the culture dish,and resuspended in PBS supplemented with 0.04% BSA for loading forscRNA-seq with the 10× Genomics platform.

Mouse Experiments

All experiments were performed in accordance with the Dana-Farber CancerInstitute (DFCI) IACUC guidelines at the DFCI Longwood Center AnimalResource Facility per protocol 08-049. 5.0*10⁵ B16F10 cells weresubcutaneously injected into 6 weeks old female C57BL/6 mice (TheJackson Laboratory). Four or seven days after injection, animals weretreated with either (1) isotype control antibody injectedintraperitoneally (2A3 and polyclonal syrian hamster IgG, 200m/mouse and100m/mouse, respectively) every 3 days for a total of 4 doses; (2)abemaciclib 90 mg/kg daily administered by oral gavage (LY2835219,MedChemExpress) for a total of 10 doses; (3) combination immunecheckpoint blockade (ICI) with αPD-1 (clone 29F.1A12, 200 μg/mouse) plusαCTLA-4 (clone 9H10, #BP0131, 100m/mouse) every 3 days for a total of 4doses; (4) abemaciclib (90 mg/kg) daily for 4 days followed by ICI every3 days for a total of 4 doses; (5) ICI for one initial dose followed 3days later by abemaciclib (90 mg/kg) daily combined with ICI every 3days for an additional 3 doses; or (6) upfront combination of ICI andabemaciclib (75 mg/kg) every 3 days for a total of 4 doses. CD8⁺ T celldepletion was achieved using CD8b mAb (clone53-5.8, #BE0223, 100μg/mouse) that was administered on day-1, day 0 once a week until theend of the experiment. Tumor size was measured using digital calipersevery 3 days. Tumor volume was determined by calculating(length×width)/2. Growth curves and survival curves were generated usingGraphPad Prism v8.

Abemaciclib Doubling Time and Cytostatic Effect

5×10⁴ human melanoma cells (Melanoma cell line 2686, provided by MDACC)were seeded and treated with either DMSO or 500 nM abemaciclib(LY2835219, MedChemExpress) daily for a total of 6 days. Cell number andviability were determined using the Countess™ II FL Automated CellCounter (ThermoFisher) on days 2, 4 and 6. All experiments wereperformed in triplicates. Cell doubling per 24 hours was determinedbased on cell numbers comparing cells seeded and on day 6 using thefollowing formula: duration (in days)×log(2)/log(final cellnumber)−log(initial cell number).

Mouse Melanoma Cell Line Culture and Profiling

B16F10, MC38 and CT26 cell line were obtained from American Type CultureCollection (ATCC). B16F10 cells were maintained in complete DMEM media(10% FBS and 50U/ml of Penicillin-Streptomycin). MC38 and CT26 weremaintained in RPMI-1640 (10% FBS and 50U/ml of Penicillin-Streptomycin).For scRNA-seq, cells were washed twice with PBS, incubated with trypsin0.05% for 2 minutes at 37° C., quenched with complete media, andresuspended in PBS supplemented with 0.04% BSA prior to loading onto theChromium 10× platform and processed as described above. All cell lineswere tested for Mycoplasma.

Data and Code Availability

Processed scRNA-seq data generated for this study, and the OverallExpression of the different signatures that were used in the analysis ofthe two clinical validation cohorts, are provided through the SingleCell Portal along with interactive plots at the following URL:portals.broadinstitute.org/singlecell/study/melanoma-immunotherapy-resistance. The processed scRNA-seqdata is also provided via the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), accessionnumber GSE115978. The raw scRNA-seq data is being deposited in dbGAP.

All the relevant code, with instructions is provided via GitHubgithub.com/livnatje/ImmuneResistance. The code enables one to repeat theanalyses that were performed, reproduce the results, figures, andtables, and apply the computational approaches to other datasets.

T Cell Cytotoxicity and Exhaustion Signature Analysis

The analysis of T-cell exhaustion vs. T-cell cytotoxicity was performedas previously described (Hugo et al., 2016), with six differentexhaustion signatures, as provided in (Sharma, et al., 2015) and (Li etal., 2017). First, Applicants computed the cytotoxicity and exhaustionscores of each CD8 T cell. Next, to control for the association betweenthe expression of exhaustion and cytotoxicity markers, Applicantsestimated the relationship between the cytotoxicity and exhaustionscores using locally-weighted polynomial regression (LOWESS, black linein FIGS. 1E and 8B). Based on these values, Applicants defined T cellsas functional if they fulfilled two criteria: (1) their cytotoxicityscore was at the top 20% of the CD8 T cell population (across allpatients), and (2) their exhaustion scores were lower than expectedgiven their cytotoxicity scores (below the dashed line in FIGS. 1E and8B). Applicants then applied a hypergeometric test to examine if the CD8T cells of a given patient were enriched with functional cells.

Identifying T Cell Clones and Estimating the Fraction of ClonallyExpanded T-Cells

Applicants reconstructed the T-cell Receptors (TCRs) using TraCeR(Eisenhauer et al., 2009), with the Python package provided ingithub.com/Teichlab/tracer. TCR reconstruction significantly improved inthe new cohort compared to previously analyzed patients (table 1): 92%CD8 T-cells had reconstructed TCRs, compared to only 50% such cells inthe previously published cohort (FIG. 9A). This is likely due to shorterread length and lower sequencing depth in the previous study (Sharma, etal., 2015). Applicants assigned T cells to the clones defined in theTraCeR output. Reassuringly, cells from different patients were neverfalsely assigned to the same clone, and CD8 and CD4 T-cells were alwaysassigned to different clones, even when they were obtained from the sametumor. In the CD8 T-cells Applicants detected 137 clones (FIG. 1F). Inthe CD4 T-cells Applicants detected only 29 clones, with at most 3 cellsper clone.

The size and number of clones that Applicants identified in each tumoris affected by the number of T-cells that were sequenced from thattumor, and the success rate of TCR reconstruction. To estimate thefraction of clonally expanded T-cells in a given tumor Applicantstherefore sampled its T-cells as follows. First, Applicants restrictedthe analysis to tumors with at least 20 CD8 T-cells with a full-lengthreconstructed TCR. Next, Applicants repeatedly sampled 20 cells fromeach tumor, such that, in each iteration, Applicants computed for everytumor the fraction of clonally expanded cells, namely, the fraction ofsampled cells that shared their TCR with another cell within the sampledpopulation. The average fraction of clonally expanded cells was used asan estimate of the T-cell clonal expansion level (FIG. 9B).

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Various modifications and variations of the described methods,pharmaceutical compositions, and kits of the invention will be apparentto those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spiritof the invention. Although the invention has been described inconnection with specific embodiments, it will be understood that it iscapable of further modifications and that the invention as claimedshould not be unduly limited to such specific embodiments. Indeed,various modifications of the described modes for carrying out theinvention that are obvious to those skilled in the art are intended tobe within the scope of the invention. This application is intended tocover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following,in general, the principles of the invention and including suchdepartures from the present disclosure come within known customarypractice within the art to which the invention pertains and may beapplied to the essential features herein before set forth.

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 29. A method of treating a cancer in a subject in needthereof comprising administering a treatment regimen comprising firstadministering an immunotherapy to the subject followed by administeringa CDK4/6 inhibitor and an immunotherapy to the subject.
 30. The methodof claim 29, wherein the immunotherapy is first administered and theCDK4/6 inhibitor and immunotherapy are administered between 14 days and6 months after the immunotherapy is first administered.
 31. The methodof claim 29, wherein the immunotherapy comprises a checkpoint inhibitor.32. The method of claim 31, wherein the checkpoint inhibitor comprisesanti-CTLA4, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD1, anti-TIM3, anti-TIGIT, anti-LAG3 or acombination thereof.
 33. The method of claim 29, wherein the CDK4/6inhibitor comprises abemaciclib.
 34. The method of claim 29, wherein theCDK4/6 inhibitor inhibits the expression or activity of one or more CDK7targets selected from the group consisting of GPATCH4, RPL31, RPL41,C19orf48, EIF4A1, NME1, PABPC1, PTMA, RPL10A, RPL13, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3,RPL36, RPL5, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS11, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3,RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, SNRPE, SOX4, ACTB, ANP32E, C6orf48, CCT4,DDX39B, EIF3G, FTL, HNRNPH1, HSP90AB1, HSPA8, IMPDH2, LSM7, MRPL15,MRPL47, NDUFS2, NPM1, RPL10, RPL7A, RPS12, RPS2, RPS20, RPS3A, RSL1D1,SCNM1, SNRPC, TPI1, TRIM28, TUBA1B and YWHAE.
 35. The method of claim29, wherein the cancer is melanoma or breast cancer.
 36. A method oftreating a cancer in a subject in need thereof comprising: detecting theexpression or activity of an immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance(ICR) gene signature in a tumor obtained from the subject; andadministering a treatment according to claim 29 if an ICR signature isdetected, wherein the ICR signature comprises: a malignant cell genesignature comprising: a) one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromthe group consisting of PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, SAE1,UBA52, C19orf48, CHCHD2, FARSA, NONO, RPL27, RPL36, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15,RPS28, ARMC6, BOLA2, BOLA2B, CDC123, CKS1B, CMSS1, DDX39A, DNAJC9,FAM60A, HN1, MRPL47, NDUFA13, PET100, PFDN4, PSMA7, RNASEH2A, ROMO1,RPL35A, SLIRP, SLMO2, SNRPF, SNRPG, TPRKB, TXNDC17, UBL5, USMG5, AHNAK,APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B,HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2,TAPBP, TIMP2, CTSO, KLF4, LEF1-AS1, STOM, TAPBPL, VAT1, ACTA2, C6orf226,CCR10, CITED1, CORO1A, CXCR4, DDX17, F1139051, FMN1, FRZB, FSTL3, FTH1,HLA-DRB5, IDI2-AS1, JMJD7, LCP1, LINC00518, LOC100506714, LOC100507463,LY96, NMRK1, P2RX4, PIK3IP1, PYGB, RAB27A, RBP7, RNF213, RTP4, SDCBP,SLC22A18, SLC7A5P1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2,TFAP2A, TRIM22, TTLL1 and UCN2; or b) one or more genes or polypeptidesselected from the group consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1,MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52,AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G,EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1,HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1,POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5,RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36,RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11,RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23,RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA,RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2,TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, APP,ARMC6, ATP5A1, ATP5D, ATP5G2, ATP5G3, BOLA2, BOLA2B, BOP1, BTF3,C20orf112, C6orf48, CA14, CACYBP, CBX5, CCT2, CCT4, CCT7, CDC123, CDCA7,CFL1, CKS1B, CMSS1, CNRIP1, CS, DARS, DCAF13, DCT, DCTPP1, DDX21,DDX39A, DDX39B, DLL3, DNAJC9, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G,EIF3M, EIF4EBP2, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM174B, FAM60A, FAM92A1, FBLN1, FOXRED2,FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GGH, GNL3, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HMGB1, HN1,HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSP90AB1, HSPA8, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3,IMPDH2, ITM2C, KIAA0101, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEA4, MAGEC1, MCM7,METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MKI67IP, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4,MRPL47, MRPS12, MRPS21, NDUFA11, NDUFA13, NDUFS2, NME2, NOP16, NPM1,NREP, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PET100, PFDN2, PFDN4, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PLEKHJ1,POLR1D, POLR2E, PPP2R1A, PRMT1, PSMA7, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNASEH2A,RNF2, ROMO1, RPAIN, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30,RPL32, RPL35, RPL35A, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS12, RPS2,RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1, RSL1D1, RTKN, SCD, SCNM1, SERBP1, SF3B4,SKP2, SLC25A3, SLC25A6, SLIRP, SLMO2, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SMS, SNAI2,SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SNRPF, SNRPG, SRM, SRP14, SSB,TIMM13, TIMM44, TMC6, TP53, TPI1, TPRKB, TRAP1, TRIM28, TRPM1, TSR1,TUBA1B, TULP4, TXNDC17, TYMS, UBL5, UCK2, UHRF1, USMG5, USP22, VCY1B,VPS72, XIST, YWHAE, ZFAS1, ZNF286A, AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44,CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2,LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1,AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3,CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32,FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4, ITGA3, KCNN4, KLF4,LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6,S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3,STOM, STX7, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR,UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, ACSL4, ACTA2, ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2,APLP2, APOL1, ARL6IP5, ARSA, ATF3, ATP1B3, ATP6V0C, BACE2, BBX, BCL6,C4A, C6orf226, CALU, CARD16, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CAV2, CCND3, CCR10, CD9,CDH1, CHI3L1, CITED1, CLIC4, CORO1A, CRELD1, CRYAB, CSGALNACT1, CXCR4,CYP4V2, DCBLD2, DDX17, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2,ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, F1139051, FLJ43663, FLNA, FMN1, FRZB,FSTL3, FTH1, GADD45B, GATSL3, GEM, GJB1, GOLGB1, GPR155, GPR56,HLA-DRB5, HLA-G, HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IDI2-AS1, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI35, IFI6,IGF1R, IGFBP7, IGSF8, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6, ITGA7, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B,JMJD7, JUN, KLF6, LAMB2, LCP1, LEPROT, LGALS1, LGMN, LINC00518,LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LOC100506714, LOC100507463, LPL, LY6E, LY96,LYRM9, MAGEC2, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MFI2, MMP14, MPZ, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X,MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6,MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NMRK1, NNMT,NR4A1, P2RX4, PAGE5, PDE4DIP, PDK4, PERP, PIK3IP1, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP,PRSS23, PSMB9, PTRF, PYGB, QPCT, RAB27A, RBP7, RDH5, RNF145, RNF213,RPS4Y1, RTP4, S100A1, S100A13, SCCPDH, SDCBP, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERINC1,SERPINA1, SGCE, SHC4, SLC20A1, SLC22A18, SLC39A14, SLC7A5P1, SLC7A8,SNX9, SOD1, SORT1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1, SPON2, SPP1, SPRY2, SQSTM1,SRPX, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2, STRIP2, SYNE2, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TFAP2A,TGOLN2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMED9, TMEM255A, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TNFSF4,TRIM22, TRIML2, TSPYL2, TTLL1, TXNIP, UCN2, UPP1, WDFY1, ZBTB20 andZBTB38; or c) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from Table27B.1, or a malignant cell gene signature comprising one or more genesor polypeptides selected from the group consisting of: BZW2, CCT3, CDK4,GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A,RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K,EIF4A1, FBL, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL,NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PFN1, PPA1, PTMA, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13,RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29,RPL3, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11,RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS3,RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SNHG6,SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN,ANP32E, ATP5A1, ATP5G2, C20orf112, CA14, CBX5, CCT2, CFL1, CNRIP1, CS,DCAF13, DCT, DDX39B, DLL3, EIF4EBP2, FAM174B, FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS,GABARAP, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HNRNPA1P10, HSPA8, ITM2C,KIAA0101, MAGEA4, METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPS21, NDUFS2,PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PFDN2, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PPP2R1A, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNF2,RPAIN, RPS12, SCD, SCNM1, SF3B4, SKP2, SLC25A3, SMS, SNAI2, SRP14, TMC6,TP53, TRPM1, TSR1, TUBA1B, TULP4, USP22, VCY1B, VPS72, YWHAE, ZNF286A,AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A,HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP,SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151,CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1,EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, ITGA3,KCNN4, KLF4, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6,S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STOM,TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, ACSL4,ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, ARL6IP5, ATF3, ATP1B3, BACE2, BBX,BCL6, CALU, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CCND3, CD9, CHI3L1, CLIC4, CRELD1, CRYAB,CSGALNACT1, DCBLD2, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2,ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FLJ43663, GADD45B, GEM, GOLGB1,HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6, ITGB1, ITGB3,ITM2B, JUN, KLF6, LEPROT, LGALS1, LPL, MAGEC2, MFI2, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X,NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NR4A1, PDK4, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PRSS23, PSMB9,PTRF, RNF145, RPS4Y1, SCCPDH, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SGCE, SLC20A1, SLC39A14,SOD1, SPRY2, SQSTM1, SRPX, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TGOLN2, TMED9, TMEM66,TMX4, TNC, UPP1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38, or an immune cell exclusion genesignature comprising: a) one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromthe group consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, RUVBL2,AHCY, CCT6A, FKBP4, NME1, PAICS, POLD2, PUF60, RRS1, SLC19A1, SLC25A13,TOP1MT, HSP90AB1, RTKN, APOC2, CYP27A1, IRF4, SEC11C, STX7, WBP2,XAGE1D, PAGE5 and WDFY1; or b) one or more genes or polypeptidesselected from the group consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1,MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52,AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G,EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1,HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1, POLD2,PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17,RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36, RPL36A,RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS13, RPS14,RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27,RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RRS1, SERPINF1,SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TOP1MT,TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, APP, ATP5D, ATP5G3, BOP1, BTF3, C6orf48,CACYBP, CCT4, CCT7, CDCA7, DARS, DCTPP1, DDX21, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2,EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G, EIF3M, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM92A1, GGH, GNL3, HMGB1,HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3, IMPDH2, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1,MAGEC1, MCM7, MKI67IP, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4, MRPS12, NDUFA11, NME2,NOP16, NPM1, NREP, PLEKHJ1, POLR1D, POLR2E, PRMT1, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15,RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30, RPL32, RPL35, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9,RPLP2, RPS2, RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1, RSL1D1, SERBP1, SLC25A6,SMARCA4, SMIM15, SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SRM, SSB, TIMM13,TIMM44, TPI1, TRAP1, TRIM28, TYMS, UCK2, UHRF1, XIST, ZFAS1, AHNAK,APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B,HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2,TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47,CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1,EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4,ITGA3, KCNN4, LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1,PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1,SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STX7, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR,UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, APOL1, ARSA, ATP6V0C, C4A, CARD16, CAV2, CDH1,CYP4V2, FLNA, GATSL3, GJB1, GPR155, GPR56, HLA-G, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI6,IGFBP7, IGSF8, ITGA7, LAMB2, LGMN, LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LY6E,LYRM9, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MMP14, MPZ, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2,MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6, MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2,NFE2L1, PDE4DIP, PERP, QPCT, RDH5, S100A1, 5100A13, SERINC1, SERPINA1,SHC4, SLC7A8, SNX9, SORT1, SPON2, SPP1, STRIP2, SYNE2, THBD, TMBIM6,TMEM255A, TNFSF4, TRIML2, TSPYL2 and TXNIP.
 37. The method of claim 36,wherein the cancer is melanoma or breast cancer.
 38. A method ofdetecting an immune checkpoint inhibitor resistance (ICR) gene signaturein a tumor comprising detecting in tumor cells obtained from a subjectin need thereof the expression or activity of: a malignant cell genesignature comprising: a) one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromthe group consisting of PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, SAE1,UBA52, C19orf48, CHCHD2, FARSA, NONO, RPL27, RPL36, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15,RPS28, ARMC6, BOLA2, BOLA2B, CDC123, CKS1B, CMSS1, DDX39A, DNAJC9,FAM60A, HN1, MRPL47, NDUFA13, PET100, PFDN4, PSMA7, RNASEH2A, ROMO1,RPL35A, SLIRP, SLMO2, SNRPF, SNRPG, TPRKB, TXNDC17, UBL5, USMG5, AHNAK,APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B,HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2,TAPBP, TIMP2, CTSO, KLF4, LEF1-AS1, STOM, TAPBPL, VAT1, ACTA2, C6orf226,CCR10, CITED1, CORO1A, CXCR4, DDX17, F1139051, FMN1, FRZB, FSTL3, FTH1,HLA-DRB5, IDI2-AS1, JMJD7, LCP1, LINC00518, LOC100506714, LOC100507463,LY96, NMRK1, P2RX4, PIK3IP1, PYGB, RAB27A, RBP7, RNF213, RTP4, SDCBP,SLC22A18, SLC7A5P1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2,TFAP2A, TRIM22, TTLL1 and UCN2; or b) one or more genes or polypeptidesselected from the group consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1,MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52,AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G,EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1,HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1,POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5,RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36,RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11,RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23,RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA,RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2,TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, APP,ARMC6, ATP5A1, ATP5D, ATP5G2, ATP5G3, BOLA2, BOLA2B, BOP1, BTF3,C20orf112, C6orf48, CA14, CACYBP, CBX5, CCT2, CCT4, CCT7, CDC123, CDCA7,CFL1, CKS1B, CMSS1, CNRIP1, CS, DARS, DCAF13, DCT, DCTPP1, DDX21,DDX39A, DDX39B, DLL3, DNAJC9, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G,EIF3M, EIF4EBP2, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM174B, FAM60A, FAM92A1, FBLN1, FOXRED2,FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GGH, GNL3, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HMGB1, HN1,HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSP90AB1, HSPA8, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3,IMPDH2, ITM2C, KIAA0101, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEA4, MAGEC1, MCM7,METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MKI67IP, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4,MRPL47, MRPS12, MRPS21, NDUFA11, NDUFA13, NDUFS2, NME2, NOP16, NPM1,NREP, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PET100, PFDN2, PFDN4, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PLEKHJ1,POLR1D, POLR2E, PPP2R1A, PRMT1, PSMA7, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNASEH2A,RNF2, ROMO1, RPAIN, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30,RPL32, RPL35, RPL35A, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS12, RPS2,RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1, RSL1D1, RTKN, SCD, SCNM1, SERBP1, SF3B4,SKP2, SLC25A3, SLC25A6, SLIRP, SLMO2, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SMS, SNAI2,SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SNRPF, SNRPG, SRM, SRP14, SSB,TIMM13, TIMM44, TMC6, TP53, TPI1, TPRKB, TRAP1, TRIM28, TRPM1, TSR1,TUBA1B, TULP4, TXNDC17, TYMS, UBL5, UCK2, UHRF1, USMG5, USP22, VCY1B,VPS72, XIST, YWHAE, ZFAS1, ZNF286A, AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44,CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2,LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1,AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3,CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32,FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4, ITGA3, KCNN4, KLF4,LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6,S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3,STOM, STX7, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR,UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, ACSL4, ACTA2, ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2,APLP2, APOL1, ARL6IP5, ARSA, ATF3, ATP1B3, ATP6V0C, BACE2, BBX, BCL6,C4A, C6orf226, CALU, CARD16, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CAV2, CCND3, CCR10, CD9,CDH1, CHI3L1, CITED1, CLIC4, CORO1A, CRELD1, CRYAB, CSGALNACT1, CXCR4,CYP4V2, DCBLD2, DDX17, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2,ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, F1139051, FLJ43663, FLNA, FMN1, FRZB,FSTL3, FTH1, GADD45B, GATSL3, GEM, GJB1, GOLGB1, GPR155, GPR56,HLA-DRB5, HLA-G, HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IDI2-AS1, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI35, IFI6,IGF1R, IGFBP7, IGSF8, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6, ITGA7, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B,JMJD7, JUN, KLF6, LAMB2, LCP1, LEPROT, LGALS1, LGMN, LINC00518,LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LOC100506714, LOC100507463, LPL, LY6E, LY96,LYRM9, MAGEC2, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MFI2, MMP14, MPZ, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X,MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6,MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NMRK1, NNMT,NR4A1, P2RX4, PAGE5, PDE4DIP, PDK4, PERP, PIK3IP1, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP,PRSS23, PSMB9, PTRF, PYGB, QPCT, RAB27A, RBP7, RDH5, RNF145, RNF213,RPS4Y1, RTP4, S100A1, S100A13, SCCPDH, SDCBP, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERINC1,SERPINA1, SGCE, SHC4, SLC20A1, SLC22A18, SLC39A14, SLC7A5P1, SLC7A8,SNX9, SOD1, SORT1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1, SPON2, SPP1, SPRY2, SQSTM1,SRPX, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2, STRIP2, SYNE2, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TFAP2A,TGOLN2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMED9, TMEM255A, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TNFSF4,TRIM22, TRIML2, TSPYL2, TTLL1, TXNIP, UCN2, UPP1, WDFY1, ZBTB20 andZBTB38; or c) one or more genes or polypeptides selected from Table27B.1, or a malignant cell gene signature comprising one or more genesor polypeptides selected from the group consisting of: BZW2, CCT3, CDK4,GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A,RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, C17orf76-AS1, C1QBP, CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K,EIF4A1, FBL, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL,NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PFN1, PPA1, PTMA, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13,RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29,RPL3, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11,RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS3,RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SNHG6,SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN,ANP32E, ATP5A1, ATP5G2, C20orf112, CA14, CBX5, CCT2, CFL1, CNRIP1, CS,DCAF13, DCT, DDX39B, DLL3, EIF4EBP2, FAM174B, FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS,GABARAP, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HNRNPA1P10, HSPA8, ITM2C,KIAA0101, MAGEA4, METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPS21, NDUFS2,PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PFDN2, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PPP2R1A, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNF2,RPAIN, RPS12, SCD, SCNM1, SF3B4, SKP2, SLC25A3, SMS, SNAI2, SRP14, TMC6,TP53, TRPM1, TSR1, TUBA1B, TULP4, USP22, VCY1B, VPS72, YWHAE, ZNF286A,AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A,HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP,SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151,CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1,EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, ITGA3,KCNN4, KLF4, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6,S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STOM,TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, ACSL4,ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, ARL6IP5, ATF3, ATP1B3, BACE2, BBX,BCL6, CALU, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CCND3, CD9, CHI3L1, CLIC4, CRELD1, CRYAB,CSGALNACT1, DCBLD2, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2,ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FLJ43663, GADD45B, GEM, GOLGB1,HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6, ITGB1, ITGB3,ITM2B, JUN, KLF6, LEPROT, LGALS1, LPL, MAGEC2, MFI2, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X,NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NR4A1, PDK4, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PRSS23, PSMB9,PTRF, RNF145, RPS4Y1, SCCPDH, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SGCE, SLC20A1, SLC39A14,SOD1, SPRY2, SQSTM1, SRPX, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TGOLN2, TMED9, TMEM66,TMX4, TNC, UPP1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38, or an immune cell exclusion genesignature comprising: a) one or more genes or polypeptides selected fromthe group consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, RUVBL2,AHCY, CCT6A, FKBP4, NME1, PAICS, POLD2, PUF60, RRS1, SLC19A1, SLC25A13,TOP1MT, HSP90AB1, RTKN, APOC2, CYP27A1, IRF4, SEC11C, STX7, WBP2,XAGE1D, PAGE5 and WDFY1; or b) one or more genes or polypeptidesselected from the group consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1,MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52,AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G,EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1,HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1, POLD2,PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17,RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36, RPL36A,RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS13, RPS14,RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27,RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RRS1, SERPINF1,SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TOP1MT,TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, APP, ATP5D, ATP5G3, BOP1, BTF3, C6orf48,CACYBP, CCT4, CCT7, CDCA7, DARS, DCTPP1, DDX21, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2,EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G, EIF3M, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM92A1, GGH, GNL3, HMGB1,HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3, IMPDH2, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1,MAGEC1, MCM7, MKI67IP, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4, MRPS12, NDUFA11, NME2,NOP16, NPM1, NREP, PLEKHJ1, POLR1D, POLR2E, PRMT1, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15,RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30, RPL32, RPL35, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9,RPLP2, RPS2, RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1, RSL1D1, SERBP1, SLC25A6,SMARCA4, SMIM15, SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SRM, SSB, TIMM13,TIMM44, TPI1, TRAP1, TRIM28, TYMS, UCK2, UHRF1, XIST, ZFAS1, AHNAK,APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B,HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2,TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47,CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1,EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4,ITGA3, KCNN4, LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1,PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1,SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STX7, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR,UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, APOL1, ARSA, ATP6V0C, C4A, CARD16, CAV2, CDH1,CYP4V2, FLNA, GATSL3, GJB1, GPR155, GPR56, HLA-G, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI6,IGFBP7, IGSF8, ITGA7, LAMB2, LGMN, LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LY6E,LYRM9, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MMP14, MPZ, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2,MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6, MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2,NFE2L1, PDE4DIP, PERP, QPCT, RDH5, S100A1, S100A13, SERINC1, SERPINA1,SHC4, SLC7A8, SNX9, SORT1, SPON2, SPP1, STRIP2, SYNE2, THBD, TMBIM6,TMEM255A, TNFSF4, TRIML2, TSPYL2 and TXNIP.
 39. The method of claim 38,wherein said ICR signature comprises a ICR-down signature, saidsignature comprising one or more genes selected from the groupconsisting of: a) AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS,GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2,PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, CTSO, KLF4, LEF1-AS1, STOM, TAPBPL, VAT1,ACTA2, C6orf226, CCR10, CITED1, CORO1A, CXCR4, DDX17, FLJ39051, FMN1,FRZB, FSTL3, FTH1, HLA-DRB5, IDI2-AS1, JMJD7, LCP1, LINC00518,LOC100506714, LOC100507463, LY96, NMRK1, P2RX4, PIK3IP1, PYGB, RAB27A,RBP7, RNF213, RTP4, SDCBP, SLC22A18, SLC7A5P1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1,ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2, TFAP2A, TRIM22, TTLL1 and UCN2; or b) AHNAK,APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B,HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2,TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47,CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1,EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA, GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4,ITGA3, KCNN4, KLF4, LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1,NSG1, PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1,SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STOM, STX7, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1,TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, ACSL4, ACTA2, ADM, ANGPTL4,ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, APOL1, ARL6IP5, ARSA, ATF3, ATP1B3, ATP6V0C, BACE2,BBX, BCL6, C4A, C6orf226, CALU, CARD16, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CAV2, CCND3,CCR10, CD9, CDH1, CHI3L1, CITED1, CLIC4, CORO1A, CRELD1, CRYAB,CSGALNACT1, CXCR4, CYP4V2, DCBLD2, DDX17, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4, DUSP6,ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2, ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FLJ39051,FLJ43663, FLNA, FMN1, FRZB, FSTL3, FTH1, GADD45B, GATSL3, GEM, GJB1,GOLGB1, GPR155, GPR56, HLA-DRB5, HLA-G, HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IDI2-AS1,IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI35, IFI6, IGF1R, IGFBP7, IGSF8, IL1RAP, IL6ST, ITGA6,ITGA7, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B, JMJD7, JUN, KLF6, LAMB2, LCP1, LEPROT,LGALS1, LGMN, LINC00518, LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LOC100506714,LOC100507463, LPL, LY6E, LY96, LYRM9, MAGEC2, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MFI2,MMP14, MPZ, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3,MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5, MTRNR2L6, MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1,NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NMRK1, NNMT, NR4A1, P2RX4, PAGE5, PDE4DIP, PDK4, PERP,PIK3IP1, PLP2, PRKCDBP, PRNP, PRSS23, PSMB9, PTRF, PYGB, QPCT, RAB27A,RBP7, RDH5, RNF145, RNF213, RPS4Y1, RTP4, S100A1, S100A13, SCCPDH,SDCBP, SEL1L, SEMA3B, SERINC1, SERPINA1, SGCE, SHC4, SLC20A1, SLC22A18,SLC39A14, SLC7A5P1, SLC7A8, SNX9, SOD1, SORT1, SP100, SPESP1, SPINT1,SPON2, SPP1, SPRY2, SQSTM1, SRPX, ST3GAL6-AS1, ST6GALNAC2, STRIP2,SYNE2, SYNGR2, SYPL1, TF, TFAP2A, TGOLN2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMED9, TMEM255A,TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, TNFSF4, TRIM22, TRIML2, TSPYL2, TTLL1, TXNIP, UCN2,UPP1, WDFY1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38, wherein said ICR-down signature isdownregulated in a tumor with a high ICR score and upregulated in atumor with a low ICR score.
 40. The method of claim 38, wherein said ICRsignature comprises a ICR-up signature, said signature comprising one ormore genes selected from the group consisting of: a) PPIA, RPL31,RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, SAE1, UBA52, C19orf48, CHCHD2, FARSA,NONO, RPL27, RPL36, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS28, ARMC6, BOLA2, BOLA2B,CDC123, CKS1B, CMSS1, DDX39A, DNAJC9, FAM60A, HN1, MRPL47, NDUFA13,PET100, PFDN4, PSMA7, RNASEH2A, ROMO1, RPL35A, SLIRP, SLMO2, SNRPF,SNRPG, TPRKB, TXNDC17, UBL5 and USMG5; or b) BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4,ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1,UBA52, AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP, CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G,EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1,HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1,POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5,RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36,RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11,RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L, RPS18, RPS19, RPS23,RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8, RPS9, RPSA,RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2,TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, APP,ARMC6, ATP5A1, ATP5D, ATP5G2, ATP5G3, BOLA2, BOLA2B, BOP1, BTF3,C20orf112, C6orf48, CA14, CACYBP, CBX5, CCT2, CCT4, CCT7, CDC123, CDCA7,CFL1, CKS1B, CMSS1, CNRIP1, CS, DARS, DCAF13, DCT, DCTPP1, DDX21,DDX39A, DDX39B, DLL3, DNAJC9, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G,EIF3M, EIF4EBP2, ENO1, EXOSC5, FAM174B, FAM60A, FAM92A1, FBLN1, FOXRED2,FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GGH, GNL3, GRWD1, H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HMGB1, HN1,HNRNPA1P10, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSP90AB1, HSPA8, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3,IMPDH2, ITM2C, KIAA0101, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEA4, MAGEC1, MCM7,METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MKI67IP, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPL15, MRPL37, MRPL4,MRPL47, MRPS12, MRPS21, NDUFA11, NDUFA13, NDUFS2, NME2, NOP16, NPM1,NREP, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3, PET100, PFDN2, PFDN4, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PLEKHJ1,POLR1D, POLR2E, PPP2R1A, PRMT1, PSMA7, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNASEH2A,RNF2, ROMO1, RPAIN, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30,RPL32, RPL35, RPL35A, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS12, RPS2,RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A, RQCD1, RSL1D1, RTKN, SCD, SCNM1, SERBP1, SF3B4,SKP2, SLC25A3, SLC25A6, SLIRP, SLMO2, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SMS, SNAI2,SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC, SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SNRPF, SNRPG, SRM, SRP14, SSB,TIMM13, TIMM44, TMC6, TP53, TPI1, TPRKB, TRAP1, TRIM28, TRPM1, TSR1,TUBA1B, TULP4, TXNDC17, TYMS, UBL5, UCK2, UHRF1, USMG5, USP22, VCY1B,VPS72, XIST, YWHAE, ZFAS1 and ZNF286A, wherein said ICR-up signature isupregulated in a tumor with a high ICR score and downregulated in atumor with a low ICR score.
 41. The method of claim 38, wherein said ICRsignature comprises an ICR-down signature, said signature comprising oneor more genes selected from the group consisting of AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1,B2M, CD44, CD63, CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E,HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3, LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M,ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4,CST3, CTSA, CTSL1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA,GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, ITGA3, KCNN4, KLF4, LRPAP1, MFGE8, MIA, MT2A,NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3, SERPINA3,SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STOM, TAPBPL, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1, TMED10, TPP1,TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, ACSL4, ADM, ANGPTL4, ANXA1, ANXA2, APLP2, ARL6IP5,ATF3, ATP1B3, BACE2, BBX, BCL6, CALU, CASP1, CAST, CAV1, CCND3, CD9,CHI3L1, CLIC4, CRELD1, CRYAB, CSGALNACT1, DCBLD2, DDX5, DPYSL2, DUSP4,DUSP6, ECM1, EGR1, EPHX2, ERBB3, EZH1, FAM3C, FCGR2C, FCRLA, FLJ43663,GADD45B, GEM, GOLGB1, HPCAL1, HTATIP2, IFI35, IGF1R, IL1RAP, IL6ST,ITGA6, ITGB1, ITGB3, ITM2B, JUN, KLF6, LEPROT, LGALS1, LPL, MAGEC2,MFI2, MT1E, MT1M, MT1X, NFKBIA, NFKBIZ, NNMT, NR4A1, PDK4, PLP2,PRKCDBP, PRNP, PRSS23, PSMB9, PTRF, RNF145, RPS4Y1, SCCPDH, SEL1L,SEMA3B, SGCE, SLC20A1, SLC39A14, SOD1, SPRY2, SQSTM1, SRPX, SYNGR2,SYPL1, TF, TGOLN2, TMED9, TMEM66, TMX4, TNC, UPP1, ZBTB20 and ZBTB38,wherein said ICR-down signature is downregulated in a tumor with a highICR score and upregulated in a tumor with a low ICR score.
 42. Themethod of claim 38, wherein said ICR signature comprises an ICR-upsignature, said signature comprising one or more genes selected from thegroup consisting of BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA,RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41, RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, C17orf76-AS1,C1QBP, CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FBL, GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI,HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NOLC1, NONO, PABPC1, PFN1, PPA1,PTMA, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12, RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18,RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5,RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0, RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L,RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7, RPS8,RPS9, RPSA, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SNHG6, SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50,TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, ACTB, AEN, ANP32E, ATP5A1, ATP5G2,C20orf112, CA14, CBX5, CCT2, CFL1, CNRIP1, CS, DCAF13, DCT, DDX39B,DLL3, EIF4EBP2, FAM174B, FBLN1, FOXRED2, FTL, FUS, GABARAP, GRWD1,H3F3A, H3F3AP4, HMGA1, HNRNPA1P10, HSPA8, ITM2C, KIAA0101, MAGEA4,METAP2, MID1, MIR4461, MLLT11, MPZL1, MRPS21, NDUFS2, PA2G4, PAFAH1B3,PFDN2, PGAM1, PIH1D1, PPP2R1A, PSMD4, RAN, RBM34, RNF2, RPAIN, RPS12,SCD, SCNM1, SF3B4, SKP2, SLC25A3, SMS, SNAI2, SRP14, TMC6, TP53, TRPM1,TSR1, TUBA1B, TULP4, USP22, VCY1B, VPS72, YWHAE and ZNF286A, whereinsaid ICR-up signature is upregulated in a tumor with a high ICR scoreand downregulated in a tumor with a low ICR score.
 43. The method ofclaim 38, wherein said exclusion signature comprises an exclusion-downsignature, said signature comprising one or more genes selected from thegroup consisting of: a) APOC2, CYP27A1, IRF4, SEC11C, STX7, WBP2,XAGE1D, PAGE5 and WDFY1; or b) AHNAK, APOD, ATP1A1, B2M, CD44, CD63,CTSB, CTSD, FOS, GRN, HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-E, HLA-H, LAMP2, LGALS3,LGALS3BP, NPC2, PSAP, SERPINE2, TAPBP, TIMP2, A2M, ACSL3, AEBP1, AGA,APOC2, APOE, ATP1B1, CD151, CD47, CD58, CD59, CDH19, CSPG4, CST3, CTSA,CTSL1, CTSO, CYP27A1, DAG1, DDR1, EEA1, EMP1, EVA1A, FBXO32, FGFR1, GAA,GPNMB, GSN, HLA-F, HSPA1A, IRF4, ITGA3, KCNN4, LEF1-AS1, LRPAP1, MFGE8,MIA, MT2A, NEAT1, NPC1, NSG1, PROS1, S100A6, S100B, SAT1, SCARB2, SDC3,SEC11C, SERPINA3, SGK1, SLC26A2, SLC5A3, STX7, TIMP1, TIMP3, TM4SF1,TMED10, TPP1, TSC22D3, TYR, UBC, VAT1, WBP2, XAGE1D, APOL1, ARSA,ATP6V0C, C4A, CARD16, CAV2, CDH1, CYP4V2, FLNA, GATSL3, GJB1, GPR155,GPR56, HLA-G, IFI27, IFI27L2, IFI6, IGFBP7, IGSF8, ITGA7, LAMB2, LGMN,LOC100126784, LOC100506190, LY6E, LYRM9, MALAT1, MATN2, MCAM, MMP14,MPZ, MTRNR2L1, MTRNR2L10, MTRNR2L2, MTRNR2L3, MTRNR2L4, MTRNR2L5,MTRNR2L6, MTRNR2L7, MTRNR2L8, MYO1D, NAV2, NFE2L1, PDE4DIP, PERP, QPCT,RDH5, S100A1, S100A13, SERINC1, SERPINA1, SHC4, SLC7A8, SNX9, SORT1,SPON2, SPP1, STRIP2, SYNE2, THBD, TMBIM6, TMEM255A, TNFSF4, TRIML2,TSPYL2 and TXNIP, wherein said exclusion-down signature is downregulatedin a tumor with T cell exclusion and is upregulated in a tumor with Tcell infiltration.
 44. The method of claim 38, wherein said exclusionsignature comprises an exclusion-up signature, said signature comprisingone or more genes selected from the group consisting of: a) BZW2, CCT3,CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, RUVBL2, AHCY, CCT6A, FKBP4, NME1, PAICS,POLD2, PUF60, RRS1, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, TOP1MT, HSP90AB1 and RTKN; or b)BZW2, CCT3, CDK4, GPATCH4, ISYNA1, MDH2, PPIA, RPL31, RPL37A, RPL41,RPS21, RPS27A, RUVBL2, SAE1, UBA52, AHCY, C17orf76-AS1, C19orf48, C1QBP,CCT6A, CHCHD2, CTPS1, EEF1G, EIF2S3, EIF3K, EIF4A1, FARSA, FBL, FKBP4,GAS5, GNB2L1, GPI, HNRNPA1, HNRNPC, IDH2, ILF2, NACA, NCL, NME1, NOLC1,PABPC1, PAICS, PFN1, POLD2, PPA1, PTMA, PUF60, RPL10A, RPL11, RPL12,RPL13, RPL13A, RPL13AP5, RPL17, RPL18, RPL18A, RPL21, RPL26, RPL27,RPL28, RPL29, RPL3, RPL36, RPL36A, RPL37, RPL4, RPL5, RPL6, RPL8, RPLP0,RPLP1, RPS10, RPS11, RPS13, RPS14, RPS15, RPS15A, RPS16, RPS17, RPS17L,RPS18, RPS19, RPS23, RPS24, RPS27, RPS28, RPS3, RPS4X, RPS5, RPS6, RPS7,RPS8, RPS9, RPSA, RRS1, SERPINF1, SET, SHMT2, SLC19A1, SLC25A13, SNHG6,SNRPE, SOX4, SSR2, TIMM50, TOP1MT, TUBB, UQCRFS1, UQCRH, VDAC2, APP,ATP5D, ATP5G3, BOP1, BTF3, C6orf48, CACYBP, CCT4, CCT7, CDCA7, DARS,DCTPP1, DDX21, EEF1B2, EEF1D, EEF2, EIF3E, EIF3F, EIF3G, EIF3M, ENO1,EXOSC5, FAM92A1, GGH, GNL3, HMGB1, HNRNPH1, HNRNPM, HSPD1, IFRD2, ILF3,IMPDH2, LDHB, LSM4, LSM7, LYPLA1, MAGEC1, MCM7, MKI67IP, MRPL15, MRPL37,MRPL4, MRPS12, NDUFA11, NME2, NOP16, NPM1, NREP, PLEKHJ1, POLR1D,POLR2E, PRMT1, RPL10, RPL14, RPL15, RPL19, RPL22, RPL27A, RPL30, RPL32,RPL35, RPL39, RPL7, RPL7A, RPL9, RPLP2, RPS2, RPS20, RPS25, RPS3A,RQCD1, RSL1D1, SERBP1, SLC25A6, SMARCA4, SMIM15, SNHG15, SNRPB, SNRPC,SNRPD1, SNRPD2, SRM, SSB, TIMM13, TIMM44, TPI1, TRAP1, TRIM28, TYMS,UCK2, UHRF1, XIST and ZFAS1, wherein said exclusion-up signature isupregulated in a tumor with T cell exclusion and is downregulated in atumor with T cell infiltration.
 45. The method of claim 38, wherein theICR signature is detected in cycling cells and/or expanded cells. 46.The method of claim 38, further comprising detecting the abundance oftumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL); and/or wherein the gene signatureis detected in a bulk tumor sample, whereby the gene signature isdetected by deconvolution of bulk expression data such that geneexpression is assigned to malignant cells and non-malignant cells insaid tumor sample; and/or wherein detecting the gene signature comprisesdetecting downregulation of the down signature and/or upregulation ofthe up signature, and wherein not detecting the gene signature comprisesdetecting upregulation of the down signature and/or downregulation ofthe up signature; and/or wherein detecting the signature and/or TILsindicates lower progression free survival and/or resistance tocheckpoint blockade therapy, and wherein not detecting the signatureand/or TILs indicates higher progression free survival and/orsensitivity to checkpoint blockade therapy; and/or wherein detecting thegene signature indicates a 10-year survival rate less than 40% andwherein not detecting the signature indicates a 10-year survival rategreater than 60%.
 47. The method of claim 38, wherein detecting an ICRsignature in a tumor further comprises detecting in tumor infiltratinglymphocytes (TIL) obtained from the subject in need thereof theexpression or activity of a CD8 T cell gene signature, said signaturecomprising one or more genes or polypeptides selected from Table 27B.2;and/or wherein detecting an ICR signature in a tumor further comprisesdetecting in macrophages obtained from the subject in need thereof theexpression or activity of a macrophage gene signature, said signaturecomprising one or more genes or polypeptides selected from Table 27C.